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An investigation has been launched after possible human remains including a skull was found close to an abandoned pub in Bolton.
Police have cordoned off an area of woodland near the boarded-up building.
Tests and forensic analysis is currently being carried out, Greater Manchester Police said tonight.
It is not believed that the discovery is linked to any ongoing investigations, they added.
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© Provided by Daily MailIt is not believed that the discovery is linked to any ongoing investigations, police say
Two eyewitnesses say officers were called to the area, just off Blackburn Road, near Egerton Park, at around 12.20am.
The couple who made the discovery, Danny and Felicity Duffy, run a paranormal investigation Youtube channel.
They spoke of their shock after discovering what they claim was a human skull.
An army-style jacket was also found close to the remains, they said.
The couple immediately dialled 999 to alert police.
Danny said they are 'shaken up' by the discovery and were unable to sleep after police released them from the scene at around 3.30am.
'I've not slept,' Danny said. 'I can't get it out of my mind. I've never come across anything like that before.
'We both felt sad. Felicity has been quite upset.
'We've only slept for about an hour. As soon as I woke up I thought it was a bad dream.'
The couple were in the area filming when they made the grim discovery.
'We were doing our normal routine and about 10 or 15 minutes in we spotted something,' Danny says.
'There was a jacket on the floor. Then I saw what looked like a pebble on the floor.
© Provided by Daily MailThe couple who made the discovery, Danny and Felicity Duffy, run a paranormal investigation Youtube channel
'I moved the bushes to the side and it was a human skull in the tree line. It really did give us a shock.
'My legs turned to jelly. We rang the police straight away.'
He added: 'A police van came down almost immediately and two officers came to the scene.
'We were sat in the back of the police van for almost four hours.'
A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson said: 'Police were called at around 12.35am on Monday 1 March to a report of a suspicious item being found off Blackburn Road, Egerton.
'Officers attended and found possible human remains.
'Enquiries are ongoing and a scene is in place whilst tests and forensic analysis are carried out to ascertain the circumstances.
'No arrests have been made. There is no threat to the wider public.'
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