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A member of the public made a shocking find when they discovered a collection of bones on a beach.
The person was walking along Marske Beach at around 6.40pm last night (October 15), when they called police.
A Cleveland Police spokesperson said: "Cleveland Police were made aware of some bones found by a member of the public on Marske beach around 6:40pm on Thursday 15th October.
"These have been removed by police and sent for forensic testing to determine whether they are human or animal bones."
On Friday (October 16), there was no sign of police or other emergency services at the scene.
In an update, the police force confirmed that the bones were non-human.