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Police Investigate Human Bone Fragment Found On Newfoundland Beach

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jun, 2016 01:47 PM
    FERRYLAND, N.L. — The RCMP in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating after a human bone fragment was found on a beach.
     
    Police in Ferryland say they received a call at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday from a man and woman who found bones while walking in the community of Renews.
     
    Police say officers seized the bones and investigated the location where they were found.
     
    Initial reports from the chief medical examiner indicate that one of the bone fragments appears to be human.
     
    It will be examined by a forensic anthropologist.
     
    Police continue to investigate.

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