A murder investigation is underway after suspected human remains were found on the outskirts of Coleford in the Forest of Dean.
Gloucestershire Police arrested a man and a woman after the grim discovery last night (May 12).
Tests are being conducted on the suspected remains.
A police spokesman said: "Cordons are likely to remain in place for the rest of the day while enquiries continue to establish what has taken place and further forensic tests are being carried out on the remains.
"A woman from Birmingham aged in her 20s and a man from Wolverhampton aged in his 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the investigation and remain in police custody today, Wednesday May 13."
Police sealed off a large area and three tents were erected at the entrance to Stowfield Quarry.
The quarry is on Staunton Road and the closed section also contains a fishery, a former sawmill which now contains a storage unit, several houses and a campsite.
One resident told GloucestershireLive: "The tents weren't there when I went out this morning but they had appeared by the time I got back.
"I don't know what's going on but they say I can't even walk along the road.
"Somebody said they had found a body and the police say the road will be closed all day."
Many motorists assumed the roads were blocked off due to the COVID-19 lockdown rules to stop people from going to Wales.
