ALPINE, Utah — A person recreating in a park in Utah County Friday night found what appeared to be human bones.
In an announcement Saturday, the Lone Peak Police Department said they responded to a report of suspected human remains on the east side of Lambert Park. The park, located in Alpine, is an area that's "largely undeveloped and used for biking, equestrian, and foot traffic," the department said.
The person who discovered the remains, who was riding on horseback, called the police around 8:30 p.m. Officers responded and confirmed that the skeletal remains appeared to be human.
Police cordoned off the scene and kept it secure until Saturday, when investigators from Lone Peak and the State Medical Examiner's Office went out and processed the scene during the daylight.
The individual's identity and the circumstances surrounding their death are not yet known. The remains have been turned over to the medical examiner's office for further investigation and identification.
This instance is the third time in a month that human remains have been found in northern Utah. On March 25, a fisherman found a skull and other human bones near a golf course in West Valley City. Then, a week later, a railroad worker found a garbage bag filled with human remains in Brigham City.
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