Small human skull found during kids’ Easter egg hunt at a California park: ‘It’s just so sad’

NewsWorldAmericasSmall human skull found during kids’ Easter egg hunt at a California park: ‘It’s just so sad’A family discovered the remains while hunting for Easter Eggs on Sunday Isabel Keane in New York Tuesday 07 April 2026 14:20 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2953003","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/small-skull-la-park-easter-egg-hunt-b2953003.html","title":"Small human skull found during easter egg hunt at LA park: ‘It’s just so sad’"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9946","index":0}A small human skull was found Easter egg hunt Sunday at DeForest Park in Long Beach, California (Google Maps)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSe...