Investigation underway after suspected jawbone found at Wanda Beach

Police are investigating the origins of a jawbone discovered in the sand at a notorious southern Sydney beach, as they look to determine whether it belonged to a human.

The bones were discovered at Wanda Beach in Sydney’s south.

Police are investigating the origins of a jawbone discovered in the sand at a notorious southern Sydney beach, as they look to determine whether it belonged to a human.

The bone is being forensically examined as officers continue to search the area, where they have since discovered the remains of animals.

A crime scene has been established. Picture: Simon Bullard

The jawbone was one of two bones discovered at Wanda Beach, near Cronulla, on the weekend.

Following the discoveries, officers established a crime scene and conducted further searches along the beach on Monday.

Police found more remains, which are believed to belong to an animal.

The initial discoveries were on a weekend that marked the 60th anniversary of the unsolved “Wanda Beach murders”, in which 15-year-old girls Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock were sexually assaulted and then murdered.

Christine Sharrock and best friend Marianne Schmidt, both 15, killed at Wanda Beach in 1965. The case, known as the Wanda Beach Murders, remains unsolved.

Their bodies were found buried in the sand dunes the next day.

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