“These remains are probably 10-plus years because of the roots that were around the bones and things like that,” a coroner said
Police investigate the crime scene near a creek in South Carolina Credit: WRDW News 12/YouTube
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Kids discovered a human skull in a creek in South Carolina
Investigators have since unearthed 45 to 50 “pretty weathered” bones in the Homeland Park area of Anderson County, where the children initially discovered the skull
“I want to say that these remains are probably 10-plus years because of the roots that were around the bones and things like that. But that’s still a guess,” a coroner said
Children who were playing near a creek in South Carolina made a shocking discovery when they stumbled upon a human skull.
The kids’ mother called the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, March 29, after her son brought her the skull found in Homeland Park.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office told PEOPLE in a statement that “while the caller’s son was walking around a creek surrounding Lawrence Road, he came across a skull and brought it directly to his mother."
A local coroner confirmed that the skull was not only human.
Investigators have since unearthed 45 to 50 “pretty weathered” bones in the Homeland Park area of Anderson County, where the kids discovered the skull, according to Fox Carolina, KBTX 3 and WRDW News 12
While no injuries have been reported in the skull, foul play has not been ruled out yet, per Fox Carolina.
“I want to say that these remains are probably 10-plus years because of the roots that were around the bones and things like that,” the coroner told the outlet. “But that’s still a guess.”
The sheriff's office also shared with PEOPLE that they "remained on scene for hours" to collect and document all evidence.
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"We are in the early stages of the investigation," they added.
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