Plumber horrified after finding bones while digging under bathroom

A UK-based plumber was left horrified after he discovered a pile of bones while digging under a cottage bathroom.

TikToker Jonathan Bretts (beansfromacan) was shocked after finding over 20 bones hidden underneath the floorboards of the bathroom he was fixing in Plymouth, UK.

The plumber, who was working on a 200-year-old cottage, shared his creepy discovery in a video that has amassed over 1.4 million views. “Can anyone tell me if this is human or animal?” he asked in the caption.

After finding a jawbone with teeth, Jonathan was worried that a human body had been buried in the old house. “As you can imagine I started to stress out,” he told Magnet Trade. “In the back of my mind I knew it was an animal as the teeth didn’t look like ours, but I was still sketching out as I really did not want this job to be shut down!”

Plumber discovers where the bones came from

Jonathan said he “kind of” hoped it was the bones of a dog, rather than a person. Upon doing an internet search and consulting fellow tradesmen, he was relieved to find out that the bones came from a pig.

The plumber ended up putting them back into the ground. “The bones were placed back under the floor when we found out that back in the day people buried them to ward off bad spirits,” he noted.

“After speaking with the owners of the home, they informed me that the house opposite used to be a pig farm and they think the barn attached to their property was in fact a slaughterhouse,” Jonathan said.

He shared the update in another TikTok video, exclaiming, “It’s not a human! Yes!” One user commented, “At least you solved the mystery bones.” Another laughed, “Lol the celebration for pig bones.”

“Let’s just say it’s not every day you’re at work and find a pile of bones under a bathroom floor,” Jonathan said upon reflection.

“I have been in the industry for over 20 years and I’ve never seen anything like it before. Whilst I have unearthed old packets of cigarettes and bottles, nothing has come close to this – this was beyond me,” he added.