An investigation is underway after an individual found 70 piles of cremated human remains outside of Searchlight, Nevada, roughly 50 miles south of Las Vegas.

The piles of ashes were found on the Bureau of Land Management land on a dirt road, according to 8 News Now in Las Vegas . The news outlet obtained photos showing small gray piles of ashes spread on the ground.

BLM officials told the Associated Press that it was investigating the discovery of the ashes with Las Vegas police.

Is it illegal to dump cremated remains on public land in Nevada?

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Nevada does not have a law prohibiting an individual from scattering ashes on public land. The Associated Press noted that Bureau of Land Management policy does let a person spread cremated remains. But the policy limits commerc

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