{"id":256297,"date":"2026-04-07T20:48:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:48:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256297\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:48:16","slug":"human-skull-found-during-easter-egg-hunt-in-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/256297\/","title":{"rendered":"Human Skull Found During Easter Egg Hunt in Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

The roughly 50-acre DeForest Park in Long Beach \u2014 a popular spot for walking trails, wetlands and family gatherings \u2014 became a crime scene on Easter Sunday after a family hunting for eggs uncovered a partially buried human skull.<\/p>\n

The family was taking part in an Easter egg hunt at DeForest Park when they walked into a brushy area searching for a hidden egg around 5 p.m. on April 5, 2026.<\/p>\n

Instead of an egg, they found a partially buried skull near a walking trail.<\/p>\n

The park, located at 6255 De Forest Ave. approximately 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, runs along the Los Angeles River and the 710 Freeway. It was very crowded that day, with families barbecuing and celebrating the holiday.<\/p>\n

The Easter egg hunt was an independent event, not organized by the city.<\/p>\n

Long Beach Police Department officers responded to reports of possible human remains and cordoned off a portion of the park. A white canopy was placed over the discovery site.<\/p>\n

Human Skull Investigation Is Ongoing<\/p>\n

The LA County Medical Examiner\u2019s Special Operations Response Team recovered the remains and transported them to the Forensic Science Center for examination.<\/p>\n

The skull and a mandible \u2014 a jawbone \u2014 were the only remains recovered. The skull was described as small, suggesting it may belong to an infant.<\/p>\n

On Monday morning, aerial footage showed investigators still scouring the scene. Some appeared to be carrying remains in evidence bags before leaving around noon.<\/p>\n

Officials later confirmed the remains are human, but no identity has been released and investigators have not established the age, gender or cause of death.<\/p>\n

The discovery has left many residents with unsettling questions about a park they consider safe.<\/p>\n

Residents React to Easter Egg Hunt Gone Wrong<\/p>\n

Residents who live near DeForest Park expressed shock and concern.<\/p>\n

Fernando Guzman expressed sympathy for any children who may have witnessed the discovery. \u201cI\u2019m sorry for whoever\u2019s kids that even saw that, you know? It sounds pretty bad,\u201d Guzman told ABC7<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Gabriel Rivas said the find made him reconsider his sense of safety at a trail he and his girlfriend use regularly. \u201cMy girlfriend and I walk past here all the time and run. We feel it\u2019s a safe trail so \u2026 surprising. I\u2019m going to have to think twice,\u201d Rivas told ABC7.<\/p>\n

George G. called it disturbing, especially given the timing. \u201cIt\u2019s just so sad what happened, and then on Easter Sunday. And then for kids to find it, that\u2019s very disturbing,\u201d George G. told KTLA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve just got to leave it to the authorities, they know what to do. It was really crowded here yesterday. The whole place was full of people barbecuing, having a really good time,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Jessica Flores described the situation as heartbreaking. \u201cI\u2019m just beside myself because we come here all the time,\u201d Flores told NBC4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just live down the street and take my grandson around here. It\u2019s just heartbreaking. I hope they figure out who it is because there\u2019s so much children that come to the park,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

This article was created by content specialists using various tools, including AI.<\/p>\n


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Miami Herald<\/p>\n

Ryan Brennan is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media\u2019s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The roughly 50-acre DeForest Park in Long Beach \u2014 a popular spot for walking trails, wetlands and family…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":256298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-256297","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=256297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/256297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=256297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=256297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=256297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}