Human Leg Bones Discovered in Philadelphia Park as Authorities Say Remains Washed Up from River

Mar. 15, 2025

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Two human leg bones were recently found at a Philadelphia park, although authorities are still trying to figure out who they belong to and what might have happened to them.

Police said the bones were “located in a grassy, rocky area along the park’s waterline.”

Philadelphia Police Inspector D F Pace said there no clothing was found near the bones, and that authorities are not sure how they wound up in the river, or if a crime occurred.

Pace also told local NBC affiliateWCAUthat the individual had seemingly been dead “for some time”

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“At this point now it’s just a matter of conducting a forensic examination and trying to determine who these bones might belong to,” Pace explained.

The Philadelphia Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Penn Treaty Park is where Pennsylvania founder William Penn is believed to have signed a treaty of peace with the local Lenape tribe under an elm tree in 1683, according toVisitPhilly.com.

The park opened in the Fishtown neighborhood 1894, though the tree fell in 1810.

source: people.com