susan powell | Police: Body Found During Search For Susan Powell

Authorities in Utah searching for Susan Cox Powell –- a missing 28-year-old stockbroker and mother of two young children -- say they have found what appear to be human remains in an isolated desert area.

A cadaver dog located the bones near Topaz Mountain earlier this afternoon, police said. According to KSL TV in Utah, the area is located about 135 miles from West Valley City, where Susan Powell was last seen.

"It's a game of patience at this point," West Valley City Sgt. Mike Powell told Fox News. "We need to slow down a little bit and identify what it is we found."

Powell was reported missing by her family on Dec. 7, 2009, when she failed to show up for her job at Wells Fargo Financial. Powell's husband, Joshua Powell, told police he had been camping with their two children, ages 2 and 4, and had last seen his wife around midnight.

Suspicious of his story, investigators named Joshua Powell a "person of interest" in his wife's disappearance. Several search warrants were served, including one to draw biological samples from him. Police also impounded the family van.

Joshua Powell has since moved back to his hometown of Puyallup, Wash.