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Marpi remains belong to WWII era
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Posted on Mar 20 2009
Detectives have stopped investigation into the two sets of human remains recovered in Marpi after determining that the bones belong to persons who possibly died during World War II.
Department of Public Safety spokesperson Lei Ogumoro said detectives forwarded the case to the Historic Preservation Office.
Ogumoro said World War II ammunitions were discovered next to the bones.
Ogumoro said the human bones were found at the Marpi Homestead during site clearing last Wednesday.
She said while construction workers were unearthing the ground with a bulldozer when they found the skeletal remains of the two individuals.
All-Hazard Management Professionals and DPS Explosive Response Team members were sent to the area to monitor the construction excavation to check for unexploded ordnance and other hazardous materials.
Police Officer Jason Tarkong on Wednesday disclosed that human bones were found in Marpi area and that detectives responded to the area.
At the time, although detectives were still looking into the remains, Tarkong hinted that the human bones possibly belong to the World War II era.
