Search draws crowd after human leg found in Grand River - Lansing Michigan

LANSING — A police search of the Grand River near the Brenke Fish Ladder came up empty after someone discovered the lower part of a human leg attached to a tennis shoe while fishing in the area Friday morning, police said.

The Capital Area Dive Team called off the search around 4 p.m. without locating any other evidence of a victim, said Lansing police Sgt. Bryan Curtis, the team’s commander. A Michigan State Police cadaver dog was brought in to help with the operation, which lasted about six hours, he said.

The Ingham County Medical Examiner’s office is investigating who the leg belonged to, Lansing police Public Information Officer Robert Merritt said. As of Friday afternoon, police had not released any identifying information.

Small crowds gathered on both sides of the river to watch as the dive team conducted the search. The Grand River access site on the eastern bank, where police set up a makeshift operations center, was surrounded with yellow police tape.

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