Unidentified Body Found In Sewer In Cleveland

CLEVELAND — An unidentified body was found in a sewer on Cleveland's east side on Wednesday morning.

The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District was working inside a sewer on Euclid Avenue, near the Cleveland and East Cleveland border, when a worker found the dead body. Cleveland police are now investigating the remains.

Police have not yet determined the body's age, gender or race. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office will take possession of the remains and attempt to identify the body.

Cleveland police will continue to investigate how the remains ended up in the sewer.