PLEASANT HILL, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of a possible human skull near the banks of the Des Moines River.
According to the sheriff's office press release, campers found the possible human remains in a sandbar near the boat ramp at Yellow Banks Park in Pleasant Hill around 7:30 p.m. Friday.
No other human remains were found in the area, and officials are working with the Medical Examiner's Office to examine the skull and confirm its legitimacy.
"It's possible human remains. And the reason I say that is because it has to go through a battery of tests to make sure it's legit, make sure they you know, get as much information from that evidence as they can," said Capt. Ryan Evans with the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
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