Fishermen Find Body Parts Along N. California Riverbank
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Two Northern California fishermen made a gruesome discovery along a Sutter County riverbank over the weekend.
Two Northern California fishermen made a gruesome discovery over the weekend.
Investigators say the pair discovered a human remains Saturday along the shoreline of Beer Can Beach along the Feather in Sutter County. They alerted cops, who checked out the area and found two severed arms and a human head.
The body parts appeared to be from a white man, police said. Cadaver dogs searched the area but did not find any other remains.
In November, a severed leg was discovered about a half-mile away, in nearby Nicolaus. Investigators and forensic pathologists say that leg might have been removed as part of a medical procedure. It's yet to be determined if the remains found over the weekend came from the same body.
A forensic exam of the head and arms Monday confirmed the remains are likely from a white man over 45 years old, Sutter County Sheriff's investigators said. The case is being treated as a homicide. Fingerprints could help identify the remains.
Posted Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010 - 11:05 AM PST
