Police work to identify male and female remains found in Babylon park
Police say the search at Southards Pond Park concluded around 4:45 p.m. Friday. The park has reopened.
Suffolk County police are working to identify the victims whose remains were found on opposite sides of Southards Pond Park in Babylon.
Chopper 12 over Babylon park where human remains were found
Police found two arms belonging to a man on the east side of the park. On the west side of the park near Beverly Road, police uncovered an arm, a severed head and pieces of the right and left legs belonging to a woman.
The search began Thursday after a left arm was found in the woods along Siegel Boulevard around 8:41 a.m. It was found by a high school student on her way to school. The student called her father, who called the police.
Detectives say tattoos found on the male arms will be run through a database.
Police say it appears that the human remains are recent.
Police say the search at Southards Pond Park concluded around 4:45 p.m. Friday. The park has reopened.
Discovery of human remains at park leaves Babylon community rattled
The gruesome discoveries continue to leave neighbors on edge.
“I feel like this is the safest place in the world," Theresa DelGaizo said. "And now it’s not."
