Bone poking from jacket sleeve leads to discovery of human remains, California cops say

Partial human remains were recovered after conservation workers found a bone sticking out of a jacket sleeve, according to a California sheriff’s office.

Workers with the California Waterfowl Association, a nonprofit whose “mission is to grow California’s waterfowl populations,” stumbled upon the bone “underneath vegetation growth” while surveying an area of Suisun City on Wednesday, June 28, the Solano County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release posted on Twitter.

After determining there was likely “fully decomposed human remains just below the surface,” deputies said they along with other agencies began excavating on June 29.

The sheriff’s office said it has found partial skeletal remains and the person’s identity is unknown.

The sheriff’s office said the public should avoid the area as the excavation continues.

Suisun City is 45 miles southwest of Sacramento.

This story was originally published June 30, 2023 at 9:53 AM with the headline "Bone poking from jacket sleeve leads to discovery of human remains, California cops say."

Daniella Segura

McClatchy DC

Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.