From The Tribune staff reports
BIRMINGHAM — Skeletal remains found in the Eastern Area Sanitary Landfill are under examination at the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office.
Coroner Bill Yates said it could take days to attempt to identify the remains and to determine a cause of death.
Workers clearing out an area of the landfill found the remains on Thursday, May 28. AL.com reported among bones found was a skull.
The Eastern Area Sanitary Landfill is located off Alton Road and backs up to the Magnolia Place subdivision in Trussville.
Birmingham Police are investigating.