Human Leg Washes Ashore At Kenwood Beach

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A human leg was found on a Kenwood neighborhood beach Wednesday afternoon on the South Side.

Police were notified at 2:42 p.m. of a human leg on a beach in the 4700 block of South Lake Shore Drive, police said.

Authorities said a person walking along Lake Michigan found the leg on the rocks near the lake, which was severed from the hip down.

An autopsy is scheduled for Thursday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.

Area Central detectives are conducting a "death investigation," police said.

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