Human remains were found on a Long Island beach on Monday, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. A man and a woman at Smith Point County Park in Shirley discovered what appeared to be a human jawbone around 5 p.

A pair of beachgoers found "what appeared to be a human jawbone" as they walked Monday afternoon at Smith Point County Park in Shirley, the Suffolk police said. At about 4:55 p.m., police responded to reports of human remains found on the park beach, the department said in a news release Monday evening.

Human remains were found at a Long Island beach on Monday, Suffolk County police said as they investigate the disturbing discovery.