Children from summer camp find human skeletal remains on island in Connecticut River near Greenfield

A group of children at a summer camp last week found what appeared to be human bones on an island in western Massachusetts.

The children made the discovery on Aug. 23 on an island in the Connecticut River near Greenfield and Montague, according to Northwestern District Attorney David E. Sullivan’s office. An adult chaperone notified police.

“Investigators collected what they could that day,” Sullivan’s office said. “The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner was on the scene the following day to ensure recovery of all remains.”

Authorities are investigating the remains and the medical examiner is trying to make an identification, Sullivan’s office said.