Three possible human organs found at same water treatment plant

You've gotta be kidneying.

On Thursday, police said they found what appears to be yet another human organ at a wastewater treatment plant in Detroit.

WJBK reports the object was spotted just before 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Great Lakes Water Authority Water Recovery Facility, the largest such plant in the country.

Authorities have yet to determine if the organ came from a human or an animal.

Meanwhile, the other two body parts were discovered Dec. 15 and 16.

Both are thought to be kidneys.

"On Friday, staff members noticed an object in the Water Resource Recovery Facility's (formerly known as Wastewater Treatment Plant) wastewater screening area — the area that filters out debris from the wastewater before it goes into the treatment process," Water Authority spokeswoman Amanda Abukhader previously told MLive.com.

"Staff members immediately notified the Detroit Police Department, who responded to the scene and took custody of the object.

"On Saturday, a second object was observed in the same area, and staff followed the same protocol, notifying DPD. We have no further information on what DPD has identified the object to be, or where it entered the wastewater system."

While the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office works to determine if the body parts are human in origin, Abukhader affirmed that their appearance at the facility offer no threat to public health.

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