A human skull was discovered by a land surveyor in an unincorporated area near Monterey east of state Highway 1, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said Friday.
Additional human remains were located after the skull was found Monday in the rural area near Viejo Road, the Sheriff’s Office said on social media.
A forensic analysis including DNA analysis with be conducted by the Sheriff’s Office’s Coroner’s Division to identify the corpse.
The Sheriff’s Office said results will be compared with records of missing and unidentified people through the California Department of Justice.