Updated on: April 5, 2026 / 9:32 PM PDT / CBS LA
An investigation is underway in Long Beach after a family discovered what appeared to be human remains during an Easter egg hunt near DeForest Park and Wetlands on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Officers were called to the 5900 block of De Forest Avenue at about 5 p.m. after the discovery, authorities told CBS LA. “Due to the circumstances, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office is responding to the scene,” police added.
Family members, speaking off-camera to CBS LA, said what looked like a skull and other bones of a small child were found while children searched for Easter eggs. Aerial footage shows several brightly colored eggs on a nearby path and what appeared to be a partially excavated skull in the ground. Two officers were seen covering the object with a canopy.
Marc Zaldana, who said he walked along the path shortly after the discovery, described the scene: “At first we saw the family there, doing like an Easter egg hunt, but they were freaking out a little bit. I can only imagine, like for them, finding a dead, another kid. Must be tragic for them.”
Police said details would remain limited as the investigation continues. Long Beach officers were still on the scene as of 10 p.m. Saturday night.