City surveyors doing work in Alpine stumbled upon skeletal remains Wednesday, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department says.
The workers reported their find at 11:20 p.m. in the 3000 block of Alpine Boulevard.
According to investigators, it appears the remains have been there for quite some time.
Detectives from the sheriff's homicide unit are investigating, and the medical examiner's office has been called in to help determine a cause of death.
According to the county assessor's office, the land where the remains were found is owned by the Grossmont Union High School District.
A spokeswoman for the district told NBC 7 SDG&E workers were on the property to survey the lines and poles there. A state mandate requires landowners to remove all wooden poles in the East County fire area.
If you know anything about this incident, call the homicide detail at 858-974-2321 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.
