A Boy Scout troop from Utah discovered a skull and other human skeletal remains while hiking in Arizona and the local sheriff's office is investigating, authorities said on Monday.
The grim find was made on Saturday in a remote northwestern part of the state known as the Arizona Strip, near Temple Trail Road about 17 miles south of Hurricane, Utah, authorities said.
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The Salt Lake Tribune newspaper said a blanket and a pair of trousers were also discovered in the area, and it identified the boys involved as belonging to a troop from Cedar City in southern Utah.
Boy Scout officials in the district did not immediately respond to requests for comment.