A man hunting for mushrooms near Winter Park on Saturday came across a human skull in the forest, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
The man contacted law enforcement help on Saturday after finding the skull in a heavily forested area between U.S. 40 and Mary Jane Road, CBI officials said in a news release Monday.
Federal, state and local law enforcement responded to the area and found the skull as well as “several other bones” in the area. Search and rescue crews also searched a wider area but did not find additional remains.
Investigators believe the remains were in the forest for a “significant period, and possibly many years,” CBI officials said Monday.
No identifying information or clothing was found at the scene. The remains will be sent to a forensic pathologist, who will try to determine the sex, race and general age of the person who died as well as how long they have been dead.
Anyone with information regarding the case can contact the Colorado Bureau of Information tip line at 720-295-6642 and should specify it’s related to the human remains case.
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Originally Published: August 19, 2024 at 4:02 p.m.
