Cape Breton Regional Police are investigating after a person reported finding suspected human remains on Monday in a rural area about 20 kilometres south of Sydney.

According to a news release, police were called to the Morley Road area at around 5 p.m. 

A forensic identification unit is at the scene and will be working with the medical examiner's office to identify the remains, the release said.

Access to Morley Road is restricted and police are asking the public to avoid the area while they inve…