Possible human skull found in woods near country club off Gulf Freeway

Police are investigating what appear to be human remains in a wooded area in off the Gulf Freeway on Tuesday, July 30 2019. Police are investigating what appear to be human remains in a wooded area in off the Gulf Freeway on Tuesday, July 30 2019. Photo: OnScene.TV Photo: OnScene.TV Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Possible human skull found in woods near country club off Gulf Freeway 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

Police are trying to determine how what appears to be a human skull ended up in a wooded area near Clear Lake, about a mile from the Gulf Freeway.

Clear Lake patrol officers responded to the scene Monday night around 11:30 p.m. at Clear Lake City Boulevard and Galveston Road after a man walking in the woods found what appeared to be a human skull.

Police believe the man was walking along the road and decided to take a bathroom break, Lt. Larry Crowson said. That's when he found what he suspected to be human remains and called police.

Police are holding the scene and will conduct a more thorough investigation Tuesday morning, Crowson said.

The skull was found less than two miles from the Bay Oaks Country Club and near the Sylvan Rodriguez Park.

"We are going to search the woods to see if that's the only human bones we can find," Crowson said. "To see if there are more body parts out there or what exactly the situation is."

Crime scene investigators were canvassing the area and homicide detectives were en route, Crowson said.

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