Human bones found by railroad in Springville

SPRINGVILLE — Railroad employees found what appear to be human bones Tuesday afternoon.

Springville police were called by railroad employees who discovered a cardboard box and paper bag containing what appear to be human bones, according to a press release from the department.

The workers were doing some maintenance by the tracks near 1500 West and 1400 North when a worker saw a box under a bush, said Springville Police Lt. Dave Caron.

"He got out to look at it, and inside he saw what he thought was a human skull," Caron said.

The state medical examiner's office has taken the remains for testing to determine if they are human.

Police are working to determine if the remains are recent, the release said.

— Cimaron Neugebauer