Family finds human remains in Long Beach during Easter egg hunt, police say

An probe is underway successful Long Beach aft a household discovered quality remains during an Easter ovum hunt successful the country adjacent DeForest Park and Wetlands connected Sunday afternoon, according to police. 

Officers told CBS LA that they were called to the 5900 artifact of De Forest Avenue astatine astir 5 p.m. upon learning of the discovery. 

"Due to the circumstances, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office is responding to the scene," constabulary said. 

Family members told CBS LA off-camera that what appeared to beryllium the quality skull and different bones of a tiny kid were discovered successful the mediate of their vacation contented portion children were looking for Easter eggs. 

On Monday afternoon, constabulary confirmed that the discovered remains were human. 

Aerial footage shows respective brightly-colored eggs connected the way adjacent what looked to beryllium a partially-excavated skull successful the ground. Two officers were seen covering the entity with a canopy. 

The imaginable quality skull that a household recovered during an Easter ovum hunt astatine DeForest Park connected Sunday, April 5, 2026. CBS LA

"At archetypal we saw the household there, doing similar an Easter ovum hunt, but they were freaking retired a small bit," said Marc Zaldana, who was walking on the way erstwhile helium encountered the children successful what helium said were the moments aft the disturbing find was made. "I tin lone imagine, similar for them, uncovering a dead, different kid. Must beryllium tragic for them."

As the probe continues, constabulary said that details would stay limited. Long Beach constabulary officers were inactive connected the country arsenic of 10 p.m. Saturday night.