Horry County police working to determine if remains found near Little River are human
Horry County police are working to determine if remains found near Little River over the weekend are human.
Officers responded to Waties Island about 10:15 a.m. Saturday for a report of possible human bones, according to police. A group doing trash clean-up on the island found the bones.
Police and the Horry County Coroner’s Office went to the scene to collect the bones.
The coroner’s office will work to determine if the remains are human, according to police.
Authorities say there is no evidence of a crime in connection to the remains.
This story was originally published September 23, 2019 at 1:34 PM.
Alex Lang
The Sun News