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Human Skull Found Near Boone Creek
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 6, 4:02 PM EDT
updated Oct 7, 10:14 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WCNC-TV, WJZY (Queen City News FOX 46) and WSOC-TV (Channel 9 ABC), not yet confirmed.
What Happened
A human skull was found near a creek in Boone with no other remains located, according to police. WJZY, WSOC-TV, and WCNC-TV reported on the discovery.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 1, Oct 7, 11:02 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Possible human skull found near Boone creek · WSOC-TV (Channel 9 ABC)
- Human skull found near Boone creek with no other remains: Police · WJZY (Queen City News FOX 46)
- Human skull found near Boone creek · WCNC-TV
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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