Mystery over human skeleton found at top US university

Mystery over human skeleton found at top US university
The University of California Police Department has opened an investigation after a human skeleton was discovered on the UC Berkeley campus, officers say.

UC Berkeley police had been alerted to the skeleton final Tuesday, in line with an announcement shared with CNN.

The “skeletonised” human stays had been discovered “in a building which has not been occupied for many years” on the varsity’s Clark Kerr Campus, about 2kms from the primary campus.

A human skeleton was found on January 10, 2023, in an unused constructing on a University of California, Berkeley, campus, officers stated. (AP)
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“It is not clear how many years they have been there,” police stated within the assertion.

“There are no outstanding cases of missing individuals from the campus community.”

The Alameda County Coroner’s Office has additionally opened an investigation into the stays, in line with the assertion.

The reason for loss of life has not but been decided.

“We understand that there are many questions and we anticipate that the coroner’s report will provide additional information,” stated police.

“We do not anticipate this investigation will disrupt resident activities at the Clark Kerr Campus.”

The University of California, Berkeley enrolled 30,853 undergraduates and 11,666 graduate college students as of autumn 2018, in line with its web site. It is thought to be probably the most prestigious universities within the US.

The University of California, Berkeley has greater than 40,000 college students. (AP)

The college describes its Clark Kerr residential corridor complicated as “a mini-neighbourhood with Spanish mission-style architecture, tree-lined courtyards and access to nature and hiking trails.”

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The college is about 16kms from central San Francisco.