CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) - Human bones were found in a field near a city street in New Mexico but there are no clear indications about the deceased person’s identify, police said.
The Carlsbad Police Department responded to a report of the discovery around 10 p.m. Tuesday, The Carlsbad Current-Argus reported.
Detectives and evidence technicians responded early Wednesday morning and began processing the scene in the southeast New Mexico city.
Officers found the skeletal remains as well as weathered pieces of clothing and other articles that may assist the investigation, authorities said.
Carlsbad Police spokesman Lt. Jaime Balencia could not say whether the remains were related to any missing person case.
“We are keeping all options open at this time. This is still very new information we have come across over the past 12 to 14 hours,” Balencia said.
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