Human bones were found in rural East Lakeland, prompting a death investigation.
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched about 7 p.m. May 28 to a wooded area near Fish Hatchery and Morgan Combee roads, in unincorporated Lakeland.
The area is near Saddle Creek Park and Aldine Combee Park, about a mile north of Memorial Boulevard.
The Sheriff’s Office said and active death investigation is underway, and more information would be released later in the day.
This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Death investigation underway after human bones found in East Lakeland
Reporting by Lakeland Ledger / The Ledger
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