BREAKING NEWS: Remains Found in North Lewiston Are Ancestral

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LEWISTON, ID – A biological anthropologist was called in to assist with the Lewiston Police Department’s investigation into a skull and other bones found on the northwest side of Memorial Bridge in North Lewiston yesterday morning. A preliminary inspection indicates that the remains are human, a press release states.

“Based on the anthropologist’s findings, it was determined that there was nothing medicolegal found, and the remains are believed to potentially be ancestral remains. The Nez Perce Tribe will continue the handling of this case and decision-making on how to proceed with the remains and the scene of their discovery,” officials say.

An excavation crew uncovered the remains and immediately called law enforcement.