Middlesex OPP are investigating after human remains were found in Dorchester.
A person fishing just before 2 p.m. Wednesday found what appeared to be a human skull along the banks of the Thames River off Hamilton Road near Byron Avenue.
Police were called and taped off the area near a steep embankment.
The Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service are working alongside police.
"A post-mortem examination will be conducted to attempt to identify the remains and determine a cause of death," OPP said in a statement Thursday morning. "The investigation is in the early stages and more information will be released when it becomes available."
Anyone with information pertaining to this investigation is asked to call police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
