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Skull found along South Jersey road

Authorities in South Jersey are trying to determine how a human skull ended up in a wooded area by a road in Ocean County.

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Authorities in South Jersey are trying to determine how a human skull ended up in a wooded area by a road in Ocean County.

Two men driving along Arizona Drive, near Old Toms River Road, in Brick Township on Tuesday found "the remains of a decomposed skull," Al Della Fave, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday.

"The passenger noticed it, jumped out and notified the local police department," he said.

Della Fave said roads in the area were closed Wednesday as authorities searched for more evidence. As part of the investigation, authorities will contact local cemeteries to see if there have been any grave robberies and will check missing-persons reports, he said.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation should call the Brick Township Police Department at 732-262-1143 or the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office at 732-929-2027.

- Julie Shaw