Skeletal human remains found in Wareham, police investigating

WAREHAM, Mass. — The Wareham Police Department and Massachusetts State Police are investigating after skeletal human remains were found near Cranberry Plaza.

On Monday, October 21, patrol officers and detectives responded to a report of possible remains in an "area of thick growth adjacent to the plaza."

The person who discovered the remains was looking for a lost item.

It is unknown how long the body was there and "concealed by heavy vegetation," according to police.

This is an active and on-going investigation and no further information is being released at this time.

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