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June 24, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Remains Found on Beach

Remains Found on Beach

By Linda Cicoira — A skull, believed to have belonged to a human child, was found in the surf Sunday on Metompkin Island by a resident who was walking along the beach. Sheriff Todd Godwin said the skull was found “around lunchtime” and was brought to the police...