Bones believed to be human removed from conservation park near Williamstown

Human remains found in an SA conservation park will undergo forensic examination in a bid to identify the deceased person.

Police have removed human remains found in a conservation park near Williamstown.

The bones were reported to police by a walker travelling through Hale Conservation Park on Tuesday.

SA Police said the bones were believed to be human and will undergo forensic examination to

identify the deceased.

The human remains are removed from Hale conservation park at Williamstown, north of Adelaide. Picture: Roy VanDervegt

Police and detectives at Hale conservation park near Williamstown after the bones were found. Picture: Roy VanDervegt

Police at the scene where human bones have been discovered in Hale Conservation park near Williamstown. Picture: Brenton Edwards

It is not yet known how old the bones are or how many have been found.

Police are treating it as an unexplained death and are undertaking a comprehensive investigation as to the cause and circumstances surrounding the death.

Forensic detectives with State Emergency Service volunteers returned to the conservation park to continue searching on Wednesday after the find on Tuesday afteroon.

Williamstown is located around 60km northeast of Adelaide with a population of around 2000.

Hale Conservation Park, just outside of Williamstown, is made up of dense scrub with one main walking track in the park which can be accessed via Warren Rd.