Person exercising finds human remains at Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley

The remains were discovered at Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley earlier this week.|
AMY GRAFF
SFGATE

The East Bay Regional Park District Police Department said Wednesday that partially decomposed human remains were discovered at Lake Chabot Regional Park in Castro Valley on April 26.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office's Coroner's Bureau is carrying out an autopsy with investigators and a pathologist today, and will release more details when it's available, according to police.

"The remains were found by a park user who was taking a break from exercising and made the discovery and called 911," said Cpt. Alan Love.

The remains were discovered inside the boundaries of the 315-acre park in the Berkeley Hills. Love said the exact location isn't being disclosed.

The case is in its initial investigative phase. Anyone with potential info can call (510) 690-6521 and reference case No. 120.

UPDATED: Please read and follow our commenting policy:
  • This is a family newspaper, please use a kind and respectful tone.
  • No profanity, hate speech or personal attacks. No off-topic remarks.
  • No disinformation about current events.
  • We will remove any comments — or commenters — that do not follow this commenting policy.
Send a letter to the editor