Baby's arm found in sewage at US treatment plant

Sewage treatment plant workers discovered a baby’s arm, and US authorities said the remains could have come from any of 21 communities near Boston, Massachusetts.

The arm, found on Tuesday, was several inches long, said Suffolk County spokesman David Procopio. It was taken to the medical examiner’s office to determine how old the baby was and when the infant died.

The remains could have entered the wastewater system through a toilet, sewer, or catch basin, Procopio said.

The Deer Island sewage treatment plant on Boston Harbour normally services five communities north of Boston, but sewage flow from 16 additional communities was diverted to the plant for several hours on Tuesday, the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority said.

The State Police and Suffolk district attorney’s office appealed to the communities for information on anyone who was recently pregnant but did not have a baby.