Painter find human remains under Pittsburgh bridge

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police say a construction worker discovered a skull and other human remains under a Pittsburgh railroad trestle.

The remains were discovered Monday under a railroad bridge on the city’s North Side.

Painter Bernard Merritt says he didn’t know what he’d found at first, but once he saw the skull he told his boss and police were called.

Investigators from the medical examiner’s office retrieved the remains. Officials say they haven’t yet determined whether the skeleton is male or female.