A human skull was found during an Easter egg hunt in a Southern California park, authorities said Monday.
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The remains were found Sunday afternoon in Long Beach’s De Forest Park, the city’s police department said in a statement.
Officials later confirmed the skull was human, a spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department said.
NBC Los Angeles reported that it was found near a walking trail.
The spokeswoman, Andrea Moran, said an investigation is being conducted by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office.
She said the skull was found during an independent event at the roughly 50-acre park, which includes a river parkway, trails and freshwater wetlands.
The park is roughly 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
Additional details about the remains were not immediately available.
