Human leg, severed from the hip down, washes up on Chicago beach; authorities investigate

6/6/2013
ASSOCIATED PRESS

CHICAGO — Chicago authorities are investigating after a human leg was discovered on a Lake Michigan beach on the city's South Side.

Authorities tell the Chicago Sun-Times that the leg had been severed from the rest of the body at the hip.

It was found by someone walking near rocks on Wednesday afternoon.

An autopsy on the limb is expected today.