The Long Beach Police Department said lifeguards contacted authorities about 7:15 a.m. Monday when they found what appeared to be a human skull with part of its face missing washed up in the sand. ...

The Long Beach Police Department said lifeguards contacted authorities about 7:15 a.m. Monday when they found what appeared to be a human skull with part of its face missing washed up in the sand.

Police were called to a California beach where lifeguards discovered what appeared to be a human skull -- but turned out to be something a bit more mundane.