Family find human skull and bones on Lancashire beach near scene of tragedy

A family found a human skull and bones on a Lancashire beach while hunting in rock pools near to the scene of the Morecambe Bay cockling tragedy.

They initially thought they were ancient animal remains. "My son looked down and saw the skull in between rocks," Jenny told the MailOnline. He told his mother: "That doesn't look like and animal or a rock." The tide started coming in at around 1pm, which was when mum Jenny decided it would be best to pick up the skull, take them ashore and report it to the police. They told cops some of the bones had been left behind.

Jenny added that the officers were shocked by the "surreal" discovery and watched them pack up the human remains in bags to take to the coroner's office. One of the officers reportedly informed her about an outstanding missing persons case relating to the cocklepicking disaster.

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