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Dog finds human arm on Bournemouth golf course Human remains found in Bournemouth golf course tree
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Human remains found by a dog on a Dorset golf course have been identified as an arm by police. More human remains have been found in a tree on a golf course, a day after a dog discovered an arm.
The dog brought the remains to its owner from a wooded area near the fourth hole of Meyrick Park Golf Club, Bournemouth on Monday. Dorset Police said a body was found in a "hard to reach location" high up a tree at Meyrick Park Golf Club in Bournemouth, shortly after 12:00 BST.
The arm and hand is believed to be an adult's and appeared to have advanced signs of decomposition, police said. The dog had brought remains of an arm and hand to its owner from a wooded area near the fourth hole on Monday.
A Dorset spokeswoman said: "It was not wrapped or covered and did not have any identifying features on it." The body has not been identified nor its gender determined but police said the remains were decomposed.
The area remains sealed off by police while further forensic examinations are carried out. The area has remained sealed off while further forensic examinations and a recovery operation are carried out.
A police spokeswoman said the arm initially found "was not wrapped or covered and did not have any identifying features on it".
She said there did not appear to be any suspicious circumstances and the coroner had been informed.