Reported By Kelli Cook
ORLANDO -- A human fetus has been found in a waste water tank at a city treatment plant.
According to Orlando police spokeswoman Barbara Jones, an employee at the water treatment facility found the fetus around 8:20 a.m. Thursday in an area that sifts debris from the water.
The plant, located at 5420 L.B. McLeod Road, serves an area south of International Drive, north of state Road 50, west of MetroWest and east of downtown Orlando, including Parramore.
Officials said the area where the fetus was found is usually automated, but it had been manually operated over the last couple of weeks, leading to the discovery.
Workers were cleaning drainage equipment, and found the fetus when they cleaned out the sediment.
The fetus was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Homicide investigators said the partial fetus’ gestational age was at about 14 to 15 weeks. Officials did not specify whether the fetus was male or female.
Currently, law enforcement said there is no criminal investigation.
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