Grim mystery of disembodied leg found on subway and it's not crime-related

21 February 2024 , 17:04

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The man's leg was discovered on the tracks between the 167th Street subway stop and 170th Street subway stop (Image: google)

A disembodied human leg found on subway tracks in New York may be the partial remains of a man who was hit by a train days earlier.

MTS workers discovered the man's left leg on Saturday while ploughing snow away from the tracks between the 167th Street subway stop and 170th Street subway stop. The gruesome discovery left authorities puzzled but police now believe they have an explanation.

Officers believe the leg was separated from a man hit by a train miles away and days earlier, police sources told The New York Post. A man's body was discovered on Monday, February 12 after either falling or jumping on the tracks at the Spring Street station in lower Manhattan.

While nine miles separate the two locations, investigators say they could not locate the left leg of the man's body found at Spring Street. It's now believed that a train dragged the leg along miles of track up to the 167th Street stop in the Bronx.

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A disembodied human leg was found on subway tracks in New York at the weekend (stock image) (getty)

The leg was taken to the medical examiner’s office to be tested, police said. No criminality is suspected in the death.

MTA workers reportedly discovered the leg lying in the subway roadbed at 1:30pm on Saturday while ploughing the snow away from the track. Investigators believe DNA and blood tests will show the leg belongs to the body found at Spring Street station.

The identity of the man found dead on Monday, February 12 has not yet been released. An NYPD spokesperson previously confirmed that officers were called to a report of remains found along the northbound 4 line roadbed between the 167th Street station and 170th Street station.

“Upon arrival, officers observed a human leg along the roadbed,” a spokesperson said. “The leg was removed and the investigation remains ongoing.”

Sam Truelove