Oklahoma police find 'multiple' sets of human remains amid search for 4 missing cyclists

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Police in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, found "multiple objects in the water that appear to be human remains" in the Deep Fork River Friday amid a days-long search for four missing cyclists, authorities said.

Mark Chastain, 32; Billy Chastain, 30; Mike Sparks, 32; and Alex Stevens, 29, of Okmulgee, were reported missing Monday evening.

Mark Chastain's wife, Jessica, and Alex Stevens' mother reported their disappearances. The city's police chief said that remains had been discovered in a news briefing, but he added that no bicycles were found.The remains had not yet been recovered from the water, he said. "At this time, we cannot make an identification, but out of respect we let the families know before it was officially announced," Okmulgee Police Chief Joe Prentice said during a news briefing Friday that was streamed on Facebook. "If it turns out that these four missing men are the remains in the river then the focus of our investigation will shift from finding them to what happened to them." Four men have gone missing from Okmulgee, Oklahoma. (Okmulgee Police Department/ Google) He added, "If it is determined that it is not them, then we will have a separate investigation." Okmulgee police believe the four "close friends" left Billy Chastain's home on the city's west side for a bike ride on Sunday evening.Two of the men had their cell phones with them, but attempts to call them went straight to voicemail, according to police.

Mark Chastain was last heard from on the phone after 5 p.m. Sunday, Prentice said. No other reported sightings had been confirmed.