Update on bone found at popular beach

Aisling Brennan
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The discovery of a mysterious bone, which had washed up on Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, has sparked an investigation. The exposed bone was found by an off-duty police officer on the sand, just north of the Indiana Tea House around 9am on Saturday. Picture: Nine News
A mysterious bone washed up on Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia. Picture: 9News

A police investigation has confirmed the origins of a mysterious bone that washed up on a West Australian beach.

The bone was spotted protruding from the sand at Cottesloe Beach about 9am on Saturday.

WA Police secured the bone with the help of Surf Live Saving personnel.

The discovery of a mysterious bone, which had washed up on Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, has sparked an investigation. The exposed bone was found by an off-duty police officer on the sand, just north of the Indiana Tea House around 9am on Saturday. Picture: Nine News
The mysterious bone washed up on Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia. Picture: 9News
The discovery of a mysterious bone, which had washed up on Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, has sparked an investigation. The exposed bone was found by an off-duty police officer on the sand, just north of the Indiana Tea House around 9am on Saturday. Picture: Nine News
The bone is human. Picture: 9News
The discovery of a mysterious bone, which had washed up on Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, has sparked an investigation. The exposed bone was found by an off-duty police officer on the sand, just north of the Indiana Tea House around 9am on Saturday. Picture: Nine News
Police will try to match it with a missing person. Picture: 9News

“A forensic officer attended Cottesloe Beach and collected the bone,” a WA Police spokesman said.

The bone is about 40cm long and appears to be a femur.

A police spokesman said the bone had since undergone further assessment by a pathologist who determined it was human.

“Further forensic testing will now take place to match the bone to any outstanding missing persons,” the spokesman said.

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