Remains found in Middle Island are human, Suffolk police say
Bones found off a hiking trail in Middle Island have been identified as human remains, Suffolk County police said on Monday, March 6, 2017. A man found the bones near Rocky Point Middle Country Road just before 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 3, and called 911, police said. Credit: Stringer News Service
Authorities have determined that skeletal remains found off a hiking trail in Middle Island on Friday are, in fact, human — but said Monday that the cause of death remains undetermined.
Suffolk County police said a man found the bones near Rocky Point Road at Yaphank Middle Island Road just before 3:30 p.m. and that he immediately called 911.
Investigators initially said it was unclear if the bones were human or that of an animal.
Additional investigation is being conducted by the Medical Examiner’s Office. No identification has been made.
John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”
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