Torsos of two dismembered bodies found floating in Detroit River canal
Click to Watch Video
Click to Watch Video
Two dismembered bodies were found Tuesday morning along the Detroit River.
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Posted: 07/17/2012
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Two dismembered bodies were found Tuesday morning in a canal near the Detroit river. Both were found without arms, legs or heads.
Detroit police tell 7 Action News that 911 calls came into their department saying the bodies were floating in a the Detroit River's canal, near Riverside and Alter Road.
One body appeared to be male, the other female.
An agent from U.S. Customs and Border Protection found the first body around 6 a.m. while on routine patrol near the Riverfront-Lakewood Park/Alfred Brush Ford Park area.
A second body was found a short time later about a half mile down the river.
"A medical examiner's determination for confirmation on their sexes and cause of death will be needed," said a Detroit Police Department spokesperson.
Stay with Action News and wxyz.com for the latest developments on this breaking story
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
PRINTMore Detroit Headlines
-
Save Michigan's Public Schools Rally
Grassroots effort at the Capitol aims to stop the attacks on public education.
-
Father seeking help to find son's killer
A tearful father is asking for help to find whoever killed his 25-year old son Ivan Murad.
-
Duggan not fighting appeals court ruling
Mike Duggan says he will not continue his fight to get on the Detroit Mayoral ballot.
