SALEM, Ore. – On Monday, November 21, 2022 at approximately 9:18 a.m., Oregon State Police Troopers responded to a suspicious object found by Oregon Department of Corrections cleanup crew on northbound Interstate 5 near milepost 260.

According to a press release from OSP, Troopers with the Salem Area Command took possession of a small backpack that contained a human skull. 

The skull was transported to the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office who will continue to investigate the identity of the skull. The skull had no identifiable features, but was most likely that of a female in her late 30’s to 40’s. 

No further information is available at this time.