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'Body part' found on New Waltham path undergoes tests New Waltham path found body part 'human lower leg and foot'
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Tests are being conducted on what is thought to be part of a human leg after it was discovered on a path in a North East Lincolnshire village. A body part found on a village path is part of a human lower leg and foot, police have confirmed.
The discovery was made by a woman walking her dog on the Peaks Parkway Path in New Waltham, on the outskirts of Grimsby, on Thursday morning. The discovery was made by a woman walking her dog on the Peaks Parkway Path in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire on Thursday morning.
Det Ch Insp Craig Nicholson of Humberside Police has said the find was "suspected to be a lower limb". Det Insp Rhodri Troake, of Humberside Police, said the body part had been "forensically examined".
Police searches are continuing and are now concentrating on the footpath. Further examinations and analysis will be carried out to try to confirm the victim's identity, he said.
A police guard remains on the the path, which runs from the Low Farm roundabout on the A16 to Station Road, in the centre of the village. Det Insp Troake said: "While we are still in the very early stages of the investigation, we can confirm it is human and is a small section of a lower leg and foot.
"Numerous enquiries are being carried out as part of the investigation to determine what events may have occurred prior to this incident, how the body part came to be on the path and also the length of time it may have been in situ in the area."
The scene, in New Waltham, on the outskirts of Grimsby, will be cordoned off for the next few days, he added.
Officers have asked anyone with information to contact the force.
Searches are also being carried out on the footpath that runs from the Low Farm roundabout on the A16 to Station Road, in the centre of the village.
A diving team is also expected to search Buck Beck, a nearby stream.A diving team is also expected to search Buck Beck, a nearby stream.
The search on Thursday had concentrated mainly on a nearby patch of waste ground.The search on Thursday had concentrated mainly on a nearby patch of waste ground.
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