Human remains have been discovered near Tesco as an abandoned caravan is frantically searched.
Police raced to a wooded area off Riverside Avenue in Bournemouth at around 8.40am today after receiving concerned reports.
Police tape has cordoned off the scene, near Tesco on Castle Lane, and an urgent investigation has been launched by Dorset Police.
A local resident who visits the nearby supermarket said he had spotted an abandoned caravan two to three weeks ago.
He said that at midday today there were police cars and forensic vans swarming the abandoned vehicle. Police said they believe the horror event was non-recent.