By Human skull found near Louth as CSI descend on the scene
Residents in Louth have been left shocked this morning as a human skull was found in a local duck pond.
Lincolnshire Police have placed a cordon around the area as they begin an in-depth examination of the skull and the area it was found.
A member of the public called the find in late Thursday night, with forensic teams arriving in the early hours of Friday morning.
A full seach will be carried out over the weekend and into Monday as the forensic examination could take weeks to complete.
A spokesman for Lincolnshire Police said: “Police officers and forensics are at the duck pond in Pear Tree Lane, Fulstow, following a report of a human skull being found by a member of the public.
“Our force control room was called by a member of the public who reported that the bone was in the pond at around 12.37pm on Thursday.
“We believe this may be a human skull, but this will be determined by an in-depth forensic examination of the skull which can take up to several weeks to complete. The area has been cordoned off and we expect to remain in the area carrying out a full search over the weekend and into Monday.”
Updates to follow.
