Human Leg Found Floating In East River, NYPD Says

LOWER EAST SIDE — Police found a human leg floating in the East River Thursday morning, the NYPD said. The city medical examiner is investigating where the body part came from, police said.

Police got a 911 call reporting the leg's appearance near the FDR Drive and East 6th Street at 11:43 a.m., the NYPD said.

Cops saw it floating against a wall at that spot and emergency workers took it out of the water, police said.

The medical examiner is conducting "further analysis" of the leg, police said.

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