County Durham link to skull caught by fisherman
Jul 4 2009 by Neil McKay, The Journal
POLICE believe a skull netted by a fisherman off the North East coast could be that of a County Durham man, it was revealed yesterday.
North Yorkshire Police have so far failed to establish the identity of the man whose skull was found in the North Sea near Hartlepool.
They believe he could have been in the water for anything from two years to several decades.
Whitby police were contacted by fishermen on February 14, 2008, after they found the skull among their catch while trawling off the coast.
With the help of a forensic anthropologist, a facial reconstruction has been produced and officers hope that someone may recognise the man from the digital images.
Insp Tony Quinn, of Scarborough Police, said: “Forensic tests lead us to believe that the skull belongs to a man who died between the age of 20 and 50.
“It had been in the water for a minimum of two to three years, but could, if enclosed in a confined space, have been in the water for a number of decades.
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