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Coroner collects mystery bones found in Kennewick’s Columbia Park

The Benton County Coroner collected a set of bones discovered at Columbia Park in Kennewick Monday morning after police officers could not determine if they were human or animal.
The Benton County Coroner collected a set of bones discovered at Columbia Park in Kennewick Monday morning after police officers could not determine if they were human or animal. Kennewick Police Department

The Benton County coroner has identified a set of old bones discovered Monday evening in Columbia Park as belonging to an animal.

The Kennewick Police Department responded to a report of large bones next to the shoreline and in the river. When officers couldn’t determine their origin, they enlisted the coroner.

This story was originally published July 3, 2017 at 5:50 PM with the headline "Coroner collects mystery bones found in Kennewick’s Columbia Park."

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