What to Know
- Authorities say bones in a plastic bag found hanging on the door of a snack stand at a scenic NJ overlook have been identified as human
- Bergen County prosecutors say a positive identification of the remains found Monday in Alpine has not yet been made
- Workers at the Stateline Lookout food stand in Palisades Interstate Park stumbled upon the gruesome discovery when arriving Monday morning
Authorities say bones in a plastic bag found hanging on the door of a snack stand at a scenic overlook in New Jersey have been identified as human.
Bergen County prosecutors say a positive identification of the remains found Monday at the Stateline Lookout overlook in Alpine has not yet been made.
The remains will be sent to a lab for identification and compared with records of missing persons.
Employees at the Stateline Lookout food stand in Palisades Interstate Park stumbled upon the gruesome discovery when they arrived at work around 8 a.m. Monday, finding the bag of bones hanging on the door to the shop and immediately called police.
Anyone with information regarding the discovery is urged to contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cold Case Unit at 201-226-5500.
