The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office is investigating possible human remains found along the dry riverbed of the Mississippi River.
“Because these water levels are so low that we knew it was only a short matter of time before human remains were found,” said Coahoma County resident Crystal Foster.
On Saturday afternoon, Foster said she and her family went to collect rocks along the Mississippi River as they always do, but she says they found more than rocks this time.Foster believes the bones are from different parts of a“We know we found a rib bone. We found a lower mandible, a jawbone with teeth in it,” said Foster.
Action News 5 has reached out to the Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office who told us they can not confirm if any of these bones are human remains at this time. Coahoma County Coroner Scotty Meredith confirmed he is waiting to hear back from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation to possibly start excavating the area this week.
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