Human skull found in Monroe
Authorities conducted a search on Wednesday after a human skull was found last week in Chestnuthill Township.
The skull was discovered on March 20 in the woods along Hypsie Gap Road, according to a release sent out by Trooper David Peters, stationed with Pennsylvania State Police in Hazleton.
Pennsylvania State Police at Fern Ridge were dispatched to the wooded area. The Troop N Major Case Team and Forensic Services Unit were activated, and searches of the area were conducted.
On Wednesday, a wider search of the area along Hypsie Gap Road was conducted with the assistance of Dr. Dennis Dirkmaat, a forensic anthropologist at Mercyhurst University, the Monroe County Coroner’s Office and state troopers from Fernridge and Stroudsburg barracks.
Unmanned Response provided overhead drone and mapping of the area.
Peters said the investigation is continuing and further updates will be provided, he said.
