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Bone Found At Seaside Park Not Human, Police Say

A bone found at Seaside Park on Thursday, Feb. 28 in Bridgeport has been determined not to be human.

A bone found near the P.T. Barnum statue at Seaside Park was determined to be a pig bone.

A bone found near the P.T. Barnum statue at Seaside Park was determined to be a pig bone.

Photo Credit: Meredith Guinness

Bridgeport police rushed to the scene after a call came in around 3:43 p.m. Thursday from a person saying they believed they had found a human bone on the beach.

A marine unit and a patrol officer responded to the site, along with detectives. The bone was spotted near the P.T. Barnum statue, police said.

Early Friday, Capt. Brain Fitzgerald said the bone has been determined to be a pig bone and that no other investigation would be necessary.

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