HOWELL - Authorities are investigating after skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area near Ramtown-Greenville Road, police said.

Surveyors working at the nearby Ramtown-Greenville Road Bridge discovered the remains, Howell police said in a Facebook post.

Both Howell police and the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office were at the scene into Tuesday evening investigating and beginning the grisly task of identifying the remains. Trucks from the Howell Township First Aid and Rescue Squad were also on scene.

Authorities have so far not said whether or not the remains are human.

Some investigators wore white protective clothing and blue surgical gloves, emerging from a wooded area on the side of the road. First responders had also set up a white tent and misting fans for investigators as they worked the scene on a warm and muggy evening.

A spokesman for the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office confirmed the investigation but said it was still too early to release any details.

That section of the road has already been closed after the bridge was swamped by flood waters during a flash flood last month. Officials said at the time that the road would remain closed for several weeks.

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