A Darien man who vanished the day after Thanksgiving in 2022 was found one block from his home, behind a backyard shed.

Scott D. Svencner, 60, lived in the 1000 block of 79th Street. His skeletal remains were discovered in June in the 7800 block of Brookhaven Avenue, according to a police report obtained by Patch through a public records request. Darien police announced the identification on Nov. 4.

On the afternoon of June 19, police were called to the Brookhaven Avenue address. A man had been doing yard work at his mother's house, clearing weeds and overgrown brush near a shed in the backyard, the police report states. He walked behind the shed and saw human skeletal remains on the ground. Pants and shoes were near the remains.

The man told officers he and other family members had tended the backyard for several years but had never gone behind the shed.

An arriving officer reported seeing skeletal remains on the ground and in a wheelbarrow. Some of the remains were still contained within the clothing and shoes, police said.

Darien police worked with the DuPage County Coroner's Office after the discovery. On Sept. 22, police received examination reports from the coroner, according to the police report. Svencner was identified through a comparison of implanted cervical spine hardware and its serial number to medical records at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, police said.

The coroner's office said Svencner's cause of death could not be determined. Detectives do not suspect foul play, police said.

Police Chief Austin Jump told the Chicago Tribune the remains were found in June while someone was doing yard work. "They were clearing vegetation while working in the yard and found the remains above ground, under the vegetation," Jump said. The case is now closed unless additional information surfaces, Jump said.

Svencner was originally reported missing from his home on Nov. 25, 2022. He was last seen walking away from his house around 5:30 p.m. that day. He did not take his phone or any personal property, police said. At the time, police said they did not believe Svencner had access to bank accounts or credit cards.

In December 2022, then-Darien Police Chief Greg Thomas told Patch officers had checked jails, morgues and hospitals. "We've checked with jails, morgues, hospitals, etc. No John Does," Thomas said.

Svencner's family attempted to contact his known friends in an effort to locate him but were unsuccessful, according to city records. His remains were found roughly a block from where he lived, hidden by years of unchecked brush growth behind a neighbor's shed.