By Associated Press - Friday, November 22, 2019

NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Police are investigating after a human skull was found in a wooded area just south of North Kansas City Hospital.

Officers went to the area Wednesday afternoon after a hiker reported the human remains.

The Kansas City Star reports police said there was no immediate evidence of criminal activity related to the skull.

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The skull was turned over to a medical examiner to identify and try to determine the cause of death.

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