100-year-old skeleton found in coffin on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay
A nearly complete human skeleton that looks to be at least a century old was recently discovered in the Chesapeake Bay by a Maryland man.
According to NBC Washington,On November 4, George Oliver, a Calvert County resident, was strolling around the bay's shores in search of fossils, as he frequently did.
It was at low tide on the bay when he saw a casket. A practically complete human skeleton was also found within the casket.
Oliver reported to the station that although the casket was fully buried in water, he could still see it. The archeological society was contacted when he called the sheriff's department.
According to NBC Washington, officials looked at the remains within the coffin but did not remove any.
Oliver was concerned about what would happen to the remains if he left them there...