KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Air Force pathologists will try to determine if human remains found at a Greek lake last summer are those of three Americans who went on a recreational dive 28 years ago.

The fossilized bones are to be transported next week from Greece to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, said Capt. Jennifer Lovett, a spokeswoman for U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters.

Three Americans, including two U.S. servicemembers, went scuba diving in Vouliagmeni Lake near Athens on Sept. 9, 1978.

Air Force Sgt. Donald Michaud, 32, Airman 1st Class Jan Granroth, 20, and her brother, Mark, 21, had gone diving at an underwater cave known for treacherous currents. The airmen were stationed at Hellenikon Air Base in Greece, which was once used by the U.S. Air Force.

A group of Greek divers recovered two sets of bones and a wet suit on separate dives last July. Volunteer divers with the Pan-Hellenic Association of Frogmen retrieved more remains inside the cave in October.

The remains have been in the hands of the Greek government for the past four months. Medical examiners could not determine the identity of the bones, according to Greek media reports.

It is believed the remains are those of the Americans because the dive equipment found with the bones is made in the United States.

The remains will be flown to Ramstein Air Base sometime next week before being shipped to the United States.