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Police are investigating after human remains were discovered on the North York Moors.

The bones were found in a remote location near Chop Gate by a member of the public on Tuesday.

Specialist forensic officers are working to recover and examine the remains.

North Yorkshire Police said current forensic investigations suggest that the bones are likely to be several decades old.

A spokesman for the force said: "Police are working with other agencies, including a forensic archaeologist, following the discovery of suspected human bones at a remote location near Chop Gate.

"Although it is too early to say precisely how old these bones are, current forensic investigations suggest that they are not recent, and are likely to be several decades old.

"Specialists are being used to recover and examine them.

"We’d ask people not to speculate online about the nature of the bones while this process is underway."