Explorers find bones in cave
Authorities spent yesterday scouring the cave for human remains after spelunkers discovered pieces of a skeleton.
The Associated Press
WFLS News
Date published: 8/1/2006
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) - Authorities in Washington County say they don't think bones found in a cave over the weekend belong to any recent missing person in the area.
Authorities spent yesterday scouring the cave for human remains after spelunkers discovered pieces of a skeleton the night before.
Washington County Sheriff's Captain Jack Davidson says the bone fragments included pieces of a leg bone, vertebrae and the top of a skull. They were found Sunday evening by a Bristol man and his friends as they explored a small cave between Bristol and Abingdon. The spelunkers put the fragments in a plastic food container and called police.
Davidson says only a small portion of the skeleton was found and the bones appear to be "very old." He says they couldn't tell whether the remains were from an adult or a child, male or female.
The fragments will be sent to the medical examiner's office in Roanoke to determine their age. Davidson says it could be months before police have results.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Date published: 8/1/2006
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