Human Skull Discovered During Easter Egg Hunt In California

A quality skull was recovered during an Easter ovum hunt successful a Southern California park, authorities said Monday.

The remains were recovered Sunday day successful Long Beach’s De Forest Park, nan city’s constabulary section said successful a statement.

Officials later confirmed nan skull was human, a spokeswoman for nan Long Beach Police Department said.

NBC Los Angeles reported that it was recovered adjacent a stepping trail.

The spokeswoman, Andrea Moran, said an investigation is being conducted by nan Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.

She said nan skull was recovered during an independent arena astatine nan astir 50-acre park, which includes a stream parkway, trails and freshwater wetlands.

The parkland is astir 20 miles southbound of downtown Los Angeles.

Additional specifications astir nan remains were not instantly available.