ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST — Homicide detectives were called to investigate the discovery of a skull along Angeles Forest Highway Thursday, officials said.
Hikers found the skull about 5:35 p.m. at mile-marker 19.36 of the highway, in the Angeles National Forest, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.
Detectives from the sheriff’s homicide bureau were sent to, “investigate the circumstances surrounding human remains found at the location,” Sgt. Ed Hummel said.
It was not clear late Thursday how the person may have died.
The skull was found in the an area of forest that was consumed in the Station Fire in recent months.