A Third Organ, Possibly A Human Kidney, Found At Wastewater Treatment Plant In Detroit
DETROIT (WWJ) - It's possible that a third human organ has been found at a Detroit wastewater treatment plant.
Police were called to the scene after an employee found what is believed to be a kidney.
The disturbing find at the West Jefferson plant by an employee just after 6 p.m. brings the organ count to three
Police say evidence technicians came to the location as well as the Wayne County medical examiner.
It could take a month to determine whether it is, in fact, an organ and whether it belongs to a human or animal says the medical examiner.
A worker at the plant found what appears to have been a kidney or liver – the second such discovery in two days last week.
Great Lakes Water Authority officials telling WWJ that the discovery last week did not affect the water treatment process.