PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is investigating after skeletal remains were found on Tuesday afternoon.
Just after 4:15 p.m., the sheriff's office responded to a wooded area off of US-19, near the New Jersey Avenue intersection.
K-9s and forensics teams with the sheriff's office entered and exited the wooded area throughout the afternoon and evening.
At this time, deputies have not released details on the identity of the remains or how long they have been there.
Several people who are familiar with the area said it's somewhere people who were struggling would spend time.
Charlie Menafo said he walks by those woods all the time and is not surprised by this discovery.
"I see people who are in jeopardy, hungry. I see people that need to go somewhere where they can take care of themselves and their hygiene, a lot of them are displaced," he said.
Deputies say they will remain on the scene throughout the night and pick up the investigation in the morning.
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office says this is an active investigation and no further information is available at this time.