The discovery was made in a wooded area around Van Cortlandt Park and the Major Deegan Expressway.
Crime scene investigators were called to the scene.
Sources are only describing what was found as 'skeletal remains.'
A Medical Examiner will try to determine the identity and cause of death.
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