WMBF News reports that HORRY COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - Police respond after a report of a human bone found in Horry County.

A human bone was discovered in a dirt pile near the intersection of U.S.

Highway 501 and Highway 22, according to Horry County Police Department officials.

Officials say the dirt is stored for hurricane or weather-related needs.

The pile where the bone was found was placed there sometime last year.

The Horry County Coroner’s Office confirmed the bone is human.