Woman discovers washed up human leg along Delaware River in NJ

Monday, February 27, 2017
NATIONAL PARK, New Jersey -- Police are investigating the discovery of a leg, which washed up Sunday in National Park, New Jersey.

A woman made the discovery while walking her dog along the Delaware River.

Police described it as the lower part of a leg, from the knee down with the foot attached.

It was taken to the Gloucester County Medical Examiner's Office, where a DNA sample will be taken in hopes of identifying the victim.

The West Deptford Police Department and the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office are investigating.
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