Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt in California
Human skull discovered during Easter egg hunt in California
Tim Stelloh Tue, April 7, 2026 at 12:23 AM UTC
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Long Beach Police Department. (Long Beach Police Department)
A human skull was found during an Easter egg hunt in a Southern California park, authorities said Monday.
The remains were found Sunday afternoon in Long Beach’s De Forest Park, the city’s police department said in a statement.
Officials later confirmed the skull was human, a police spokeswoman said. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office said a mandible was also recovered.
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NBC Los Angeles reported that they were found near a walking trail.
The Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman, Andrea Moran, said the skull was found during an independent event at the roughly 50-acre park, which includes a river parkway, trails and freshwater wetlands.
The park is roughly 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
Additional details about the remains were not immediately available.
Source: “AOL Breaking”
