Horror as a bone washes up on a popular Cottesloe beach in Perth
Police are investigating the origins of a mysterious bone after it washed up on a popular city beach.
The bone was spotted emerging from the sand at Cottesloe Beach in Perth about 9am on Saturday.
WA Police secured the bone β believed to be human β with the help of Surf Live Saving staff.
“A forensics officer attended Cottesloe Beach and collected the bone,” a WA Police spokesperson said.
‘The bone is now undergoing further assessment to determine whether it is a human bone.’
The bone is about 40 cm long and, if human, resembles a femur bone.
The bone was spotted sticking out of the sand at Perth’s popular Cottesloe Beach on Saturday morning
The bone is about 40 cm long and resembles a human femur