8-year-old finds human remains near Toledo, Wash.
TOLEDO, Wash. - An 8-year-old boy came upon human remains while playing in a brushy area near the Cowlitz River on Thursday afternoon.
The grisly discovery was made around 3:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Cougar Lane, Lewis County Sheriff's deputies said.
Detectives are searching the area but didn't have any information yet on how long the remains had been there or how the person died.
Aerial footage of the scene captured by KOMO News' Air 4 shows detectives combing the area with cadaver dogs. A search team also can be seen forming up near the rural site.
Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott said authorities do not have any indication that the remains might belong to Lindsey Baum, the young girl who disappeared June 26 in the small town of McCleary, about 50 miles away.
This is a breaking news story. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
The grisly discovery was made around 3:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Cougar Lane, Lewis County Sheriff's deputies said.
Detectives are searching the area but didn't have any information yet on how long the remains had been there or how the person died.
Aerial footage of the scene captured by KOMO News' Air 4 shows detectives combing the area with cadaver dogs. A search team also can be seen forming up near the rural site.
Grays Harbor County Undersheriff Rick Scott said authorities do not have any indication that the remains might belong to Lindsey Baum, the young girl who disappeared June 26 in the small town of McCleary, about 50 miles away.
This is a breaking news story. More information will be posted as it becomes available.