SAN ANTONIO -- Skeletal remains belonging to a female from a "high profile" missing persons case were found Thursday in southwest Bexar County, sources told KSAT 12 News.

The bones were discovered in a wooded area under some debris and brush near Kearney Road west of Old Pearsall Road, Bexar County sheriff's deputies said.

During their nine-hour search, deputies and the FBI also found articles of worn clothing that appear to have been in the area for several months.

Law enforcement authorities targeted the area after a skull was found near there Dec. 10.

The remains will be sent to a lab, possibly in Dallas, for identification. It could take up to three months for the process to be completed.

There are currently three high-profile cases of missing females from Bexar County.

Marisol Hernandez, a mother of three, has been missing since Jan. 2004. Her Ford Mustang was discovered in a parking lot at Commerce Street and General McMullen. Her boyfriend was once considered a suspect but was later cleared by police.

In May 2004, Rosa Sandoval, 12, disappeared following an argument with her sister. Police have followed up on hundreds of leads but there is still no sign of Sandoval.

Authorities are also trying to find 21-year-old Lucero Sarabia, who failed to return home following a Thanksgiving party. Friends said a man at the party offered her a ride home, but he has never been located.