Human bones washed up along the shore of Brooklyn Bridge Park this week — marking at least the fifth time remains have been recovered from the waterfront in the past several months, officials said Friday.
All of the body parts — found just steps from the iconic Jane’s carousel — are believed to have belonged to the same person, a representative of the city’s Office of the Medical Examiner told The Post.
In the latest gruesome discovery, what is believed to be a pelvic bone was seen Thursday around 6:30 p.m., stuck between rocks on the East River near Water and Dock streets in DUMBO, police and sources said.
A spokeswoman for the ME’s office confirmed on Friday that the remains are “believed to be from the same person” as all the skeletal parts found over the past four months.
“The remains are believed to be washing up there due to the tides,” the spokesman said.
“This person has not yet been identified,” she added, “but our team will use all the advanced forensic tools at our disposal (dental analysis, bone DNA sampling) to make an identification.”
The first gruesome discovery was taken by a city Parks and Recreation Department worker on the morning of August 19th. The remains – including a skull – were covered with clothing and a pair of boots was recovered nearby, police and sources said.
Two days later, another bone — described as a leg or part of one — was discovered in the same area, authorities said.
More bone fragments were found along the shore a few days later on August 31, police said.
Additional remains were discovered on September 27 in the same area, WPIX reported at the time.
Specialists from the Forensic Anthropology Unit of the ME said The Post in September that the remains appeared to belong to a man because of the shape and size of the bones – especially the pelvic bones, which are smaller in men than in women.
Experts found no signs of foul play.
The ME’s office is looking for clues from the public as they work to identify the person the remains belonged to.