Cops: Human remains found on beach at Smith Point County Park in Shirley

A pair of beachgoers found "what appeared to be a human jawbone" as they walked Monday afternoon at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, the Suffolk police said.

At about 4:55 p.m., police responded to reports of human remains found on the beach, the department said in a news release Monday evening.

The man and woman who made the discovery brought the remains to a park attendant, police said.

"The Suffolk County Medical Examiner determined the remains are human," police said in the release. The department added that the remains were sent to the medical examiner’s office "for positive identification."

The remains were determined to be from a male, a spokesperson for the police department said via email Tuesday. The spokesperson could not immediately provide additional information.

A human bone was found in March 2023 on a beach at the park.

"It is under investigation if the two incidents are related," a Suffolk police spokesperson said in an email late Monday evening.

No additional information regarding the March 2023 incident was immediately available Tuesday.

Suffolk detectives ask anyone with information regarding the remains discovered Monday to contact the homicide squad at 631-852-6392.