A human head sparked a major police investigation after it washed up on a beach in Florida.

The discovery was made by a beach worker who was raking the sand on Key Biscayne around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. He called 911, who confirmed the head was human and cordoned off part of the beach while police monitored the area.

Police told NBC Miami they are treating the incident as a homicide and are working with the medical examiner to determine the identity of the victim.

It’s too early to say whether the head is linked to recent cases, including a teenager who recently disappeared while swimming in the area, a police spokesperson told the Miami Herald.

“You see all kinds of things here, but nothing like what we saw this morning. The head of a person,” said Bahman Amini CBS News.

“It makes us afraid to go to the beach we love.”

“This is my typical route. Our neighborhood is very safe,” said another resident. WPLG.

“We have our children here; our children play on these beaches and it is simply amazing.

A woman who was walking on the beach at the time told the outlet that she was quickly escorted from the scene by a police officer.

“He motioned with his finger that I should turn around immediately,” she said.

“I understood the mission.”

No other human remains were found in the area.

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