The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said the body found Saturday had 'probably been there for months ... it’s in a state of decay.'

Authorities are investigating after multiple body parts — including human legs — have turned up on a shoreline in Southern California.

Police are investigating whether the remains are linked to the disappearance of two fishermen earlier this week.

Within 48 hours, two human legs and a femur have washed up on the California shoreline, the Palos Verdes Estates Police Department tells PEOPLE.

More human remains have been discovered along a stretch of California coastline in Palos Verdes Estates, just a day after a severed leg washed ashore nearby.