Crime & Safety

Father and Son Find Skeletal Remains Near Onion Creek

An autopsy will likely be performed Monday.

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX - A father and son stumbled upon human remains while walking along Onion Creek Sunday afternoon.

The pair were using a metal detector near the creek when they discovered skeletal remains along the 5200 block of Bonneville Bend around 3:30 p.m. on Jan. 3, KVUE reported.

An autopsy will likely be performed Monday, but police are unsure if the body is male or female at this time. There are currently no pending missing persons cases to link the body to. 

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