70 piles of cremated human remains discovered in Nevada desert

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. ---More...

NEW: Over 100 piles of cremated human remains found in the desert outside of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Zip ties & a broken urn were reportedly found near the remains.

Federal & local officials are now investigating the piles, which were found outside of Searchlight, Nevada, a town of… pic.twitter.com/JO4IgZNao3

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