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Human skull found in wooded area in Pierce County

GREENWATER, Wash. — Pierce County detectives are investigating after mushroom pickers found a human skull near Greenwater.

The sheriff’s office said on Tuesday the skull was found in a wooded area off a Forest Service Road.

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Deputies said the skull was covered in moss and appeared to have been there for a long time.

The Medical Examiner’s office is working to identify the remains.