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Hurricane Nicole unearthed skeletal remains of at least six people dating back more than 200 years on a Florida beach, local authorities said.
The chilling discovery came as the rare November hurricane — which was downgraded to a tropical storm after making landfall early Thursday — battered parts of Florida.
Six skulls and other bones were discovered on Chastain Beach on South Hutchinson Island following the storm, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office told NBC News.
Investigators said the bones, which were first spotted by beachgoers, belong to Indigenous people and came from a Native American burial ground located nearby.
“Our medical examiner’s office is saying that they believe the bones are in excess of 200 years of age,” Martin County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Budensiek told the outlet.
It’s not the first time human remains have washed up in the area after a storm.
