MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Police say a premature fetus was found Wednesday night at a wastewater treatment facility in Mobile, according to police.
A worker with the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System discovered the fetus in a machine that screens wastewater at the plant, news outlets reported.
"We can confirm a premature fetus was found during a cleanup at MAWSS Sewage & Water Treatment Center," a Mobile Police Department spokesperson told news outlets.
Homicide detectives were called to the facility to investigate.
No other details, including the developmental age of the fetus, have been released.