A Texas plumber stumbled upon a decomposed human skull while mowing the lawn at work — with police later finding multiple bones and additional remains at a nearby creek, according to reports.
Walter Stephens, who works at Harrell Commercial Plumbing in San Antonio, was handling the routine landscaping task when he made the horrific discovery — initially mistaking the skeletal cranium for a “dried cantaloupe,” KSAT reported.
“I saw what looked like a dried cantaloupe or something,” Stephens said of the grim Sept. 15 revelation.
A plumber found a decomposed human skull in the yard behind his San Antonio workplace on Sept. 15. KENS5“I picked it up, and the bottom part of the jaw stayed on the ground. When I turned it over and saw the teeth, I was like, ‘Oh my God.'”
A horrified Stephens immediately notified his boss, who then called the police.
But when local authorities and the medical examiner arrived, they also found a detached jaw, multiple bones, and other small body parts scattered behind the business near Martinez Creek, the outlet reported.
Police later found additional remains and bones in close to a nearby creek. KENS5
Walter Stephens made the horrific discovery, initially thinking it was “dried cantaloupe.” KENS5“It was a crazy experience,” Stephens told KENS5, adding that he and his boss often roam the property and believe the sun-bleached remains had recently been moved there by an animal or a person.
“It’s sad, but it was good I found him.”
The skull has since been identified as belonging to 30-year-old Austin Tomas Wyrosdick, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Thursday, the outlet reported.
The skull was later identified as belonging to a 30-year-old missing man. KSAT.comThe cause and manner of death are still pending.
Police, who are continuing their investigation, have not disclosed how long the victim had been missing.
