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Posted: 2:35 PM Sep 25, 2008
Suspected Child's Foot Actually from Bear
Police in north Alabama say that tests on a foot believed to be from a young child determined that it was actually from a dead bear.
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RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. (AP) - Police in north Alabama say that tests on a foot believed to be from a young child determined that it was actually from a dead bear.
Authorities in Russellville spent two days searching for possible human remains after a dog showed up at home with what appeared to be the foot of a young child over the weekend.
But Police Chief Chris Hargett said forensics tests confirmed Thursday that the object is most likely the paw of a young bear. He said the paw was similar enough to a human foot to fool an orthopedic surgeon who believed it was from a child.
Hargett said he's relieved that tests show no child was harmed. But he's also baffled because there haven't been any bear sightings around the northwest Alabama town.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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