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Two human leg bones have washed up in a Philadelphia park, sparking an investigation.

The macabre discovery was made at round 5pm on Sunday by a girl strolling alongside the waterline of the Delaware River in Penn Treaty Park, Fishtown, the Philadelphia Police Department mentioned.

The lady discovered what gave the impression to be human shin bones in a grassy, rocky space alongside the park’s waterline and contacted regulation enforcement.

Police mentioned the stays have been later confirmed to be a human femur and tibia, or higher and decrease leg bones.

At current, who the bones belonged to, after they died and the way they died stays a thriller, with police saying it’s not but clear if a criminal offense has taken place. However, police do imagine the particular person has been lifeless for a very long time.

Philadelphia Police Inspector D F Pace informed 6ABC: “It is unclear, the identity of the individual, sex, age, race – none of that is clear from this.”

No additional proof was discovered on the scene.

The health worker’s workplace will now look at the stays additional.