NORTH COAST, Calif. – Mendocino County Sheriff's detectives are investigating the Wednesday discovery of human remains in a state park.
Lt. Greg Van Patten said that just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday a Mendocino County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched to Standish-Hickey State Park in Leggett on the report of the discovery of human skeletal remains.
Upon arrival the deputy confirmed the presence of the remains in a creek bed in the southern portion of the park near Highway 101, Van Patten said.
Cal Fire personnel conducting training exercises in the park found the remains, according to Van Patten.
Van Patten said a California State Parks representative requested the sheriff's office assume investigative control over the incident.
Sheriff's detectives were summoned to the scene and are in the initial stages of their investigation, Van Patten said.
He said Mendocino County Sheriff's detectives are being assisted by Mendocino County District Attorney investigators and California Department of Justice criminalists.