Overview
- Long Beach police say a family at DeForest Park reported a skull-like object during an Easter egg hunt Sunday around 5 p.m., prompting an investigation.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner responded to the site and said it has not yet determined whether the remains are human.
- Officers taped off part of the 5900 block of De Forest Avenue and set up a white canopy as they waited for forensic anthropologists from the county team.
- Aerial video from local outlets showed colorful eggs near a partially unearthed skull-like object as police expanded the perimeter and cleared onlookers from the trail.
- Next steps include lab analysis to confirm the object’s origin and, if human, estimates of age and time in the ground that could guide checks against missing-persons reports.