A disturbing discovery led to piles of human remains being found in a quiet stretch of desert outside Las Vegas.
Authorities launched an investigation to find out who dumped the human remains in the area.
“There’s a whole lot of things buried out there, they may find more than what they’re looking for,” one commented online.
A quiet stretch of desert near Las Vegas unexpectedly turned into a makeshift gravesite
Around 315 sets of ashes were discovered in the desert area outside the town of Searchlight, a rural community about an hour south of Las Vegas.
Officials confirmed that the discovered ashes were human remains or “cremains,” which is the word used to refer to the cremated remains of a human being.
This week, representatives from Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries removed approxima

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