BELLEVUE, Wash. — A City of Bellevue parks employee discovered bones of an adult human while doing maintenance in a wetland area Wednesday morning.
The employee was working in the 500 block of 150th Place NE when they discovered the bones, according to Joe Nault, a captain in the Bellevue Police Department's investigation unit.
A state anthropologist reviewed photos of the bones Wednesday and said they are likely human. The city said Thursday that the bones are confirmed as adult human remains.
The bones appear to have been there for several years, according to Nault.
Nault said detectives are in the "early stages of figuring out how [the bones] came to be here." Detectives will review missing persons cases throughout the region to see if any would fit within the timeframe of how long the bones have been in the area.
Bellevue police said Thursday that the area is drying out, and recovery efforts are underway.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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