Human Remains Found at Wahconah Park
A swampy area of the grounds is taped off at Wahconah Park.
Update at 3:53 p.m.: Police say the remains were collected by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and that they were in an advanced state of decomposition. No identification has been made.
A city employee who was cutting brush in the park made the discovery but that location is not part of the baseball field.
The detective bureau is investigating and police said there is no indication of any threat to the general public.
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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Police are investigating human remains found Tuesday on the grounds of Wahconah Park.
A swampy area between the parking lot and the park on Wahconah Street was taped off after a late morning call from the Parks Department reporting the find.
"We were called by the Parks Department," Police Cpt. Matthew Kirchner said. "We're investigating. We have a deceased party."
He said parks workers were doing routine maintenance when the body was found at approximately 11 a.m.
iBerkshires was on the scene at about 1:15 p.m. and police said no further information could be released at that time about the identity, age or gender of the remains. Police were waiting for the medical examiner to arrive.
Police would not confirm or deny a report about the condition of the remains.
"We are waiting for the medical examiner's office," Kirchner said. "There will be an investigation done."
The taped area around where the body was found is blocked off from the public but the park and the parking lot remain open. The area appears not far from open space and is next to a baseball backdrop, which is also taped off.
The patrol division, Crime Scene Services and the detective bureau were on the scene.
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