Remains discovered by a family during an independent Easter egg hunt at De Forest Park in Long Beach on Sunday, April 5, were confirmed to be those of a human, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
A skeletized human skull and lower jaw bone were recovered from the park Monday, a day after the remains were first reported to Long Beach police, and taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office for further examination, authorities said in a statement.
“Due to the ongoing investigation into the death, limited information is currently available,” the statement read.
The discovery was made at the North Long Beach park about 5 p.m. Sunday while children were looking for Easter eggs, according to police and witnesses.
Police were initially called to the 5900 block of De Forest Avenue, while the Medical Examiner’s Office said the recovery of the remains was made in the 100 block of East Osgood Street.
The cross streets are at an area between the park’s two softball fields and walking trails to the south.
The remains have been assigned a case number, but no further information, including a possible identity, was known.