Reykjavik construction workers discover animal bones, not human remains, during infrastructure improvements
Yesterday in Reykjavik, workers on behalf of Veitna stumbled upon bones while digging. The workers’ relief was palpable today when it was confirmed that they had not unearthed a crime scene.
The incident occurred on Egilsgata, located between Snorrabraut and Baronstig. The pipes in the street, laid in the middle of the fourth decade of the last century before the Second World War, needed to be replaced. It is unpredictable what excavators might find underground.
“We were digging here by the cold water pipe yesterday. We found a hip or a ball joint or something like that. We thought nothing more of it,” says Gudmundur Traustason, a contractor and excavator with Veitna.
When they continued digging this morning, more bones came to light, prompting them to notify the police.
“According to the answers I received from the police’s technical department, this could possibly be a cow or a horse. But it is not human,” Traustason shared.
Various pieces of iron and shards of glass were also found. Veitna has halted work until MAST (Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority) has confirmed that there is no contamination in the pipe.
The excavation work on Egilsgata is part of broader infrastructure improvements taking place in the area.