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What should I do if I find a bag by the road that I'm concerned it's a dead body? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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So I was walking and found this garbage bag that had flys on it and it was tied up. I kicked at it a bit and it did feel like something limp was in there like it was dead. Tried to untie it as well so might have my fingerprints on it. But yeah a car came up and was yeah someone actually concerned for me and he's like I'm going to pray for you man. So that right there just got me to stop looking any further at the bag. But I'm still kinda of interested if I should've said something right then and there. My phone was almost dead anyway. But yeah I was thinking maybe I might find a dead body maybe a part of a dead body. I didn't look any further but it was out of place I felt. Should I report such finds?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

My friend found a tent on his property. It had mold on one side of it, a horrible smell and basically a black cloud of flies. He tried to open it but the stench was so bad he just called the police.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

In my country, you can phone the nearest station(not using emergency line) and the police will check it for you. That's how a lot of murder victim is found in my country anyway. They will also check for suspicious package left at the train station to make sure it's not a bomb.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Call your local law enforcement, either police or sheriff via the non-emergency number to not waste 911 time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Open it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Drop a knife next to it and run like heck

[–] pandapoo 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Most likely the remains of a poached animal.

Poacher was after at least some parts of animal, but either couldn't field dress it at the kill site, or didn't want to leave the remains in the area they're poaching in. Probably to make it harder for Fish and Wildlife to catch them.

Unless you're in the middle of a city, or some other urban landscape... Because then that's probably a body you and should never have touched that dismembered body disposal bag.

But, speaking of someone who grew up in areas that had hunters, and poachers, that is what this sounds like to me.

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