CNN BREAKING NEWS: BODIES OF TWO GIS FOUND IN IRAQ: FAMILY CONFIRMS

Remains of two missing U.S. soldiers found in Iraq, according to one family

Alex Jimenez, Byron W. Fouty were kidnapped in May 2007 ambush

Details on the discovery of the bodies, cause of death are not yet known

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BAGHDAD (CNN) -- The bodies of two U.S. soldiers kidnapped more than a year ago during an ambush in Iraq were found by the U.S. military Wednesday, according to the family of one of the soldiers.

The military has not yet issued a public confirmation, but uniformed officers visited the father of Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez, 25, at his Lawrence, Massachusetts home Thursday to tell him about the discovery, according to Jimenez family friends.

The officers told Ramon "Andy" Jimenez that information from an informant led investigators to the remains of Jimenez and Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Michigan on Wednesday, Jimenez family friend Sandy Almonte said.

The military did not give the family any other details, such as where the bodies were found, Almonte said.

Major Dan Elliott with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division confirmed to CNN that human remains were found in the division's area of operation in Iraq. He said the remains have been sent to the United States for positive identification.

The body of a third soldier who was kidnapped in the May 12 ambush -- Pfc. Joseph J. Anzack Jr., 20, of Torrance, California -- was pulled from the Euphrates River in Babil province 11 days after the attack near Mahmoudiya, which is south of Baghdad.

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