WEST ISLIP, N.Y. (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) -- Human skeletal remains were found in a wooded area off the Southern State Parkway in Suffolk County on Thursday morning, state police said.
New York troopers responded to a 911 call about the remains in West Islip around 7:15 a.m.
The bones were found in a wooded area near exit 40 on the eastbound side of the parkway, according to police.
At an afternoon news conference, state police Capt. Christopher Casale said a driver had pulled over onto the shoulder of the parkway "when something caught his eye," leading to the discovery of the remains and the call to 911.
Members of the state police's Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Identification Unit determined the remains to be human.
"This is currently an ongoing investigation at its onset, and it's too early to tell the identity of the human remains or the involvement of any type of criminality," Casale said.
The captain said the Suffolk County Medical Examiner's Office will conduct further examination of the remains in an effort to identify them.
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