, Nov. 7, at a vacant lot at the corner of 54th Street North and Sligh Avenue are human, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday, but the person to whom they belong likely died of natural causes.
"We don't suspect foul play, but right now we're waiting on an autopsy," said Detective Larry McKinnon, the sheriff's office's public information officer.
The autopsy is expected to be complete in six to eight weeks.
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Detectives and deputies were at the vacant lot Monday and had used yellow tape to section off an area where the bones had been found by a lawn crew earlier that day.
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