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Human bones found in North Las Vegas construction site

North Las Vegas police are investigating human remains found in a construction site Friday night.

A construction crew discovered what appeared to be bones in a dirt lot in the 4700 block of Losee Road.

North Las Vegas police went to the scene and decided to wait until sunup Saturday to do a thorough investigation, officer Chrissie Coon said.

The bones were confirmed to be human, Coon said, and detectives were searching the site to see if there were any additional remains.

Contact reporter Annalise Porter at aporter@reviewjournal.com.

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