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Investigation Into Remains Found By Teens At Maple Beach Underway

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Tom Sofield
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Authorities are probing the death of a person whose remains were located in Bristol Township.

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Law enforcement sources said the remains were recovered late in the day Sunday by a group of area teens who were in the Maple Beach area of the township near the Burlington-Bristol Bridge. Police activity was spotted by a LevittownNow.com reader on Maple Avenue off Route 413.

The sources said a decomposing body was located and the coroner’s office was called along with Bristol Township detectives.

The remains appeared to belong to a male and were found at the former tennis courts that are now often used by teens for skating, a parent of the teens who found the body said.

The location where the remains were found.
Credit: Google Maps
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Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck confirmed her office removed the remains. An autopsy is being planned.

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A cause of death and identification of the remains are pending further investigation.

Bristol Township police didn’t respond to requests for comment on the body on Sunday evening or Monday.

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Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield

Tom Sofield has covered news in Bucks County for 16 years for both newspaper and online publications. Tom’s reporting has appeared locally, nationally, and internationally across several mediums. He is proud to report on news in the county where he lives and to have created a reliable publication that the community deserves.