Human remains have been discovered in a drainage culvert near the site of a carnival off Browns Bridge Road in Gainesville.

Gainesville Police Chief Jay Parrish said the skeletal remains had likely been there for a very long time.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation was en route to the scene. Police said Friday evening, July 12, that police anticipated being on the scene until early morning.

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See the original Gainesville Times story here.