Children discover skeletal remains while playing inside abandoned home in Highlands

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A death investigation is underway after children made a frightening discovery while playing inside an abandoned home in Highlands County on Thursday.

According to the Highland County Sheriff’s Office , the children were inside the home on Memorial Drive in Avon Park when they came across skeletal remains.

After the discovery, the children told a nearby adult who then called deputies.

The remains are believed to have been inside the home for well over a year and appears the person was using the home as a shelter, the sheriff’s office said.

Detectives are working to identify the remains and the medical examiner will attempt to determine the cause of death.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call 863-402-7250 or email detectives@highlandssheriff.org.

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