Bones recovered on West Ocean City beach: Sheriff's Office

Rose Velazquez , Sara Swann | The Daily Times

Show Caption Hide Caption Watch: Police investigate bones found on West Ocean City beach The Worcester County Sheriff's Office is on the scene off of Route 707 in West Ocean City.

Officials say a couple found a suitcase in the water on a West Ocean City beach Tuesday that contained bones and personal effects that appeared to have been burned.

Investigators sectioned off an area on the beach at Homer Gudelsky Park, which is located at the end of Route 707 directly across from the Ocean City Inlet of the Sinepuxent Bay. It's commonly referred to as "Stinky Beach" by locals.

The Worcester County Sheriff's Office set up a command and media staging area at about 11:30 a.m. as agencies prepped for the dive team to remove the case from the water.

"Waiting on the dive team to remove suitcase from the water to determine what else is in it," the agency wrote in a subsequent tweet.

Divers arrived at about 4 p.m. and began to recover the rest of the bones at 4:30 p.m. With high tide at the Ocean City Inlet at 5:10 p.m., the case was now shoulder deep instead of shin high when it was found in the morning.

Sheriff's Office Spokesperson Lt. Ed Schreier said late Tuesday that details were limited until the suitcase is recovered and investigators can get a better idea of what's inside.

The sheriff's office is leading the investigation with assistance from Maryland State Police as well as Maryland Natural Resources Police, which are providing boats and divers.

UPDATE:: Mystery solved: Bone recovered from West Ocean City beach identified

UPDATE: Search for suitcase with bones continues at West Ocean City beach: Sheriff's Office

I’m on the beach in West Ocean City where bones were found in the sand. A dive team will be here in two hours to search the water for more. Follow along for updates. pic.twitter.com/5fwDCCxURr — Sara Swann (@saramswann) August 7, 2018

Update: It rained a bit but @Megrayphoto are still out here on the scene. Also the sheriff has arrived on a 4x4. pic.twitter.com/yhrUeD1C2S — Sara Swann (@saramswann) August 7, 2018

One diver is testing how deep the water is now. pic.twitter.com/X2G6ArJcuJ — Sara Swann (@saramswann) August 7, 2018

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