Law enforcement in Washington state made a spooky discovery while responding to reports of human remains at the bottom of a river.

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police Officer Severin Erickson, along with a detective from Pend Oreille County and a Border Patrol agent responded to a report that human remains had been spotted in a ā€œcave on the Pend Oreille River,ā€ according to a Facebook post from the WDFW.

ā€œThe remains ended up being a plastic skull beer bong someone apparently stuffed full of rocks and sunk to the bottom to prank people,ā€ the WDFW wrote. ā€œLitte did they know the trick worked, maybe too well.ā€

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The WDFW explained that Erickson and the detective took jet-skis to the entrance of the cave and once they arrived they swam inside to investigate.

Once inside, they saw ā€œwhat appeared to be a skullā€ at the bottom of the river.

ā€œOfficer Erickson dove down to get a closer look using goggles some kind boaters had loaned the officers,ā€ the WDFW wrote.

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IJR reached out to the WDFW for a statement but did not receive a response by publication.