Deputies responded to the Joshua Tree National Park in Twentynine Palms shortly after noon on Thursday regarding the discovery of human remains off a trail in the area, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
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"Federal Park Rangers were alerted to the discovery by researchers and requested the Riverside County Sheriff's Office and the Riverside County Coroner's Bureau to respond," the sheriff's department said in a statement Monday.
It was unclear if the remains were the result of a homicide.
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Anyone with information regarding the discovery was urged to contact the sheriff's Palm Desert station at 760-836-1600. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 760-341-7867 with reference number 0240250071.