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Climate and Science => National Earthquakes => Topic started by: Suezy on February 19, 2012, 08:50:18 PM

Title: Bones found in cemetery 19th February 2012
Post by: Suezy on February 19, 2012, 08:50:18 PM

What appear to be human bones have emerged from old graves in a Christchurch cemetery.

The bones were discovered by a pair of women going for a walk this afternoon and the Christchurch City Council says it is the first case of human remains coming to the surface they have heard of since the earthquakes began.
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Title: Re: Bones found in cemetery
Post by: Mark on February 19, 2012, 09:33:23 PM

I have seen this on tv never seen anything like it before. :o

Title: Re: Bones found in cemetery
Post by: Suezy on February 19, 2012, 10:04:45 PM

Will go and check our local one down the road as a pretty old one and some of the headstones are damaged and still roped off from Sept 2010/

Title: Re: Bones found in cemetery 19th February 2012
Post by: iomkiwi on February 21, 2012, 08:52:19 PM

Seems it turned out they weren't human remains thank goodness, but they didn't say what the bones were from (TV3 the following day)