UPDATE: Bones Found at Bradenton Apartments Were From Animal

Updated, 1:35 p.m.:

The bones found outside a Bradenton apartment complex are from an animal, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said Monday.

The sheriff's office had initially reported that they may be veterbrae from a human.

Earlier:

Authorities are investigating after a Bradenton woman reported finding human bones scattered outside a Dumpster at an apartment complex.

The woman was taking out the trash at The Vista at Palma Sola, 3914 75th St. W., around 8:30 p.m. Sunday when she noticed what appeared to be several small bones scattered on the ground, according to the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

"The bones appear to be vertebrae," a sheriff's office spokesperson said in a media release.

Investigators were called in to collect the bones.

No further information was immediately available.

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