The Paper Mill Dam Park area in Port Alberni has reopened to the public after bones were discovered in the Somass River Thursday morning.
Earlier today, authorities asked people to avoid the area after a diver discovered bones they believed to be human.
According to Port Alberni RCMP, divers from the RCMP underwater recovery team were called in to recover the bones.
RCMP worked with Tseshaht First Nation and the City of Port Alberni on the investigation to determine if the bones had any relation to any historic or current investigations.
After with forensic pathologists to determine the origin of the bones, it was later confirmed the bones were in fact to be of animal origin.
The area has since been reopened to the public.
