Human remains were found inside a burning vehicle in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in the vicinity of Oakcrest Cove Recreation Area.
Human remains were found inside a burning vehicle in the area of a Cape Cod park on Monday, authorities said.
It wasn't immediately clear what led to the fire and the person's death, but Cape & Islands District Attorney Robert Galibois said there was no threat to the public, according to a statement his office sent out Monday evening confirming the death investigation.
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Someone called 911 on Monday morning to report the burning vehicle on Quaker Meeting House Road in Sandwich, prosecutors said. First responders found human remains inside.
State and local police were investigating what happened, according to prosecutors, who didn't share more information amid the ongoing investigation.
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It wasn't immediately clear who the person was, how they died or how the fire started.
Video from the scene showed investigators at the Oakcrest Cove Recreation area focusing on what appeared to be a charred SUV in the woods.
Part of the park was closed off Monday, though it was already closed for the Veterans Day holiday. It's known to locals, stunned to hear about the death investigation, for its tennis and pickleball courts as well as its skate park.
