BABYLON, NY — Police on New York’s Long Island were trying to identify human remains found in a popular suburban park that appeared to be those of a man and a woman.
A girl walking to school Thursday morning found a severed arm on the side of the road near Southards Pond Park, about 25 miles east of New York City. Police searchers later discovered an arm and a leg nearby. The body parts appear to have belonged to a man, according to Suffolk County police.
Police said Friday evening that a sniffer dog also discovered the head, an arm and parts of two legs believed to belong to a woman.
Kevin Beyrer, commander of the Suffolk County Police Department’s homicide unit, said the remains did not appear to have been outside long.
“Based on the condition, it appears for now that it was a matter of a small number of days, if not hours, that they were here,” Beyrer told Newsday.
He said investigators were trying to identify the man based on arm tattoos.
According to police, the search in the park is complete.