Teens find suitcase of human remains on Seattle beach while shooting TikTok video

Bags containing human remains were found Friday afternoon on a beach in West Seattle, Washington, KIRO reported.

“There was a police boat and an inflatable boat and they had a hook and they took black plastic bags out,” said nearby resident Steven Buty, KOMO reported. “I saw them take two bags.”

”Several” bags of remains were found on Alki Beach, according to the Seattle Police Department.

Teens shooting a TikTok video initially found a black suitcase on the rocky beach, The New York Post reported.

“Something traumatic happened that changed my life,” reads a description on the video, which shows a teen prying open the suitcase with a stick. A caption says they hoped to find money inside.

“As soon as she opened it, the smell was overwhelming,” the next caption reads. The teens then call 911.

Police found another bag of human remains floating in the ocean, KIRO reported.

“I was stunned and shocked,” said John Rodie, a West Seattle resident, KING reported. “It’s frightening to think that there’s someone out there that would do something like that.”

Police are working with the county medical examiner to identify the remains, the Seattle Police Department release says.

Investigators also are trying to determine whether the bags were dumped on the beach or washed ashore, KOMO reported.