Human skull uncovered during family beach walk in Southland
18 Jan, 2021 07:39 PM
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Alan Clark, of Greenhills, points to the pile of rocks which now covers the spot where he came across a cranium. Photo / Jenet Gellatly
Otago Daily Times
A Greenhills man was taken aback when he discovered a human skull while out walking with his family at Omaui Beach.
It was meant to be a quiet Boxing Day ramble for Alan Clark, his daughters and spouses who were visiting between Christmas and New Year.
A beachcomber for many years, Clark said although he had walked along the stretch of rocky coastline from the beach towards the former signal station pilot s house near the entrance to New River Estuary regularly, he had felt drawn to the spot where he discovered the cranium exposed to the elements on an eroded bank.