Human skeletal remains discovered near a park in Hanahan.

HANAHAN, S.C. (WCSC) - Human skeletal remains discovered near a park in Hanahan will be transported to a forensic anthropologist for examination, according to the coroner’s office.

Berkeley County Coroner George Oliver said the remains were found in a thick wooded area behind parking lots off Bentley Road on Friday.

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Oliver said the remains are unidentified at this time.

The Hanahan Police Department and The Berkeley County Coroner’s Office are investigating.

Officials with Hanahan police say the investigation began when officers responded at 5:30 p.m. to Westvaco Park where someone reported finding remains in a wooded area. 

Police responded at approximately 5:30 p.m. Friday to Westvaco Park where someone reported finding skeletal remains in a wooded area, Hanahan Deputy Police Chief Michael Fowler said.

“There’s no telling how long the remains have been there,” Fowler said.

Crews could not immediately determine whether the body was male or female because of the condition of the remains, Fowler said.

The remains were collected and the coroner’s office is now inve