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35 & 41 S. Division Ave. demolition site in downtown Grand Rapids on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014.

(Garret Ellison | MLive)

Update: Pathologist IDs bones as animal

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Forensic investigators are looking into the origin of bones found at a downtown demolition site.

Grand Rapids Police Sgt. Steve LaBrecque said a demolition crew found the bones on Monday, Nov. 3 at 25 & 41 S. Division Ave., where two century-old buildings were razed in September next to Rockwell & Republic restaurant and bar.

The bones were taken to the morgue for a species identification.

“They weren’t obviously human,” said LaBrecque.

The site is owned by the Secchia family's SIBSCO LLC, which is tentatively planning to construct an office building there with project partner Rockford Construction.