Overview

• Suspected human remains were found at Westward Ho! Beach in Bideford, Devon, around 9:30 AM on May 22, 2025.
• An eyewitness reported seeing what appeared to be a human leg and described the scene as 'very graphic.'
• Devon and Cornwall Police and a private ambulance service responded, removing the remains to a mortuary for forensic examination.
• Images of the scene briefly circulated on social media before being taken down, according to reports.
• Police have launched an investigation to determine the identity and origin of the remains, with no confirmations yet on criminal involvement or links to missing-person cases.