CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) β€” The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating after human skeletal remains were found on the side of a freeway in Claremont.

The San Bernardino Sun reports (http://bit.ly/2f4AI4G ) that California Department of Transportation workers found the remains Monday on the side of Interstate 10 and called Claremont police to investigate. The sheriff's department took over the investigation.

The Los Angeles County Coroner's office removed the remains.

Police say the cause of death and the identity of the victim were not immediately known.

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Information from: The Sun, http://www.sbsun.com


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