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Federal investigators are reportedly searching for answers after more than 300 piles of cremated human remains were discovered in the city Desert near Las Vegas.
The discovery was first reported after a local came across the remains in July outside Searchlight, Nevada, nearly an hour south of Vegas. CLASS reported.
By August, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials had confirmed that the piles were human.
The remains, pulverized bone fragments The so-called “cremains” are said to have been found on an abandoned piece of land on the outskirts of the city.
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Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries carefully removed approximately 315 piles of body remains from the Nevada desert site. (Google Maps)
On Wednesday, crews from Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries removed about 315 piles of burial graves from the site, KLAS reported.
Celena DiLullo, president of Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries, explained how the remains would be transferred to a cemetery crypt.
“I think it’s important for us to make sure these people are not forgotten and not left behind,” DiLullo told the news station. “It is important our community and our profession that we show how much we care about these people.”
A resident of Searchlight, Nevada reportedly came across the remains. (Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
While the BLM and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department According to reports, the investigation is continuing and the origin of the remains is unclear.
Initial reports suggest the ashes may have been dumped by a commercial Funeral home Business.
Under Nevada law, people are allowed to scatter ashes on public lands and there is no ban against scattering cremated remains generally. However, BLM regulations prohibit the commercial distribution of cremated remains on federal lands.
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Nevada law allows people to scatter ashes on public land, but Bureau of Land Management regulations prohibit commercial distribution of cremated remains on federal land. (Jungho Kim for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The desert area where the remains were found is further away Land managed by the BLM.
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So far, authorities have reportedly not identified any suspects or confirmed whether the remains were linked to a specific funeral home.
Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries, BLM and LVMPD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
