Human Leg Found During Recycling Sorting: "Police Identify Vehicles from That Day"

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A portion of a human leg has been discovered at a recycling center in Incheon, prompting police to begin identifying the victim. As there is a possibility that the victim may be a young student, schools in the Incheon area are currently verifying the whereabouts of students who have been absent for an extended period.

Reporter Kim Gyu-ri has the story.

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On the afternoon of June 10, a report was made to 112 that an object suspected to be a human leg had been discovered at the Incheon Yeonsu-gu Living Resource Recovery Center.

The leg, which was wrapped in bandages, was found while workers were placing collected recyclables onto a conveyor belt for sorting.

Police stated that the foot size was approximately 210mm with traces of blood, and the length from just below the knee to the heel was about 41cm.

[Official at the Living Resource Recovery Center: It was about 40cm. We didn't measure it at the time, but to the naked eye, it didn't look very large.]

The National Forensic Service confirmed it was a part of a human body, but provided a verbal opinion that the identity could not yet be determined. Police immediately formed an investigation headquarters consisting of about 60 officers and launched an inquiry.

The resource recovery center processes recyclables collected from residential and commercial areas in Incheon's Yeonsu-gu and Jung-gu districts.

[Official at the Incheon Environmental Corporation: It is not certain, but it appears to have emerged during the process of handling the items from that day.]

Police have identified approximately 30 recycling collection vehicles that were in operation on the day of the incident and are currently investigating their routes.

Furthermore, yesterday, they sent an official document to all elementary, middle, and high schools in Incheon, requesting a list of students who have been absent for an extended period or have recently stopped attending school.

This is based on the assessment that the size of the leg suggests the victim is likely a child or a woman.

The Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education stated, "While there are students with long-term absences, their whereabouts are currently being tracked," adding that no unusual findings have been confirmed yet.

(Video reporting: Kang Si-woo, Video editing: Kim Yun-seong, Design: Kang Yun-jeong)
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