Human skull discovered in Flathead Lake
Flathead Lake is seen from a perch in Lakeside in this file photo. (Daily Inter Lake)
A human skull was discovered in Flathead Lake on Wednesday.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said operators of a gill-netting boat discovered the skull in a net while pulling it from the water around 1:30 p.m.
The sheriff's office said it sent personnel to secure the remains and planned to send them to a state forensic laboratory.