Human remains found near railroad tracks in Indiana
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Human remains were found near railroad tracks in East Chicago, Indiana, on Sunday night.
Around 5 p.m., the East Chicago Police Department was contacted after what appeared to be a human skull was found in a grassy area near 149th Place and Parrish Avenue.
After a further search of the area, the bottom jaw of the skull was also located.
On Monday, the search continued for a second day and a jacket as well as part of a vertebrae were found with assistance from a cadaver K9 and a drone.
Parrish Avenue and 149th Place meet at a dead-end corner on the edge of a residential neighborhood. There is a large field directly south of the railroad tracks and industrial businesses to the east. The Gary Chicago International Airport is located about a mile to the east.
The coroner's office is working to identify the remains and determine a cause of death.