Mystery grows after dozens of piles of cremated human remains are found just outside of Las Vegas
Piles of cremated human remains found on dirt road
- About 70 piles of cremated human remains were discovered on a dirt road just outside Las Vegas.
- The unsettling finding occurred on Monday near the rural community of Searchlight, about an hour south of the Las Vegas Valley.
- The Bureau of Land Management has initiated an investigation into the mysterious appearance of the remains.
- Officials confirmed the piles consist of human cremated remains, which are primarily pulverised bone.
- While Nevada law permits scattering ashes on public land, the commercial distribution of cremated remains is prohibited, and the origin of these piles remains unclear.