In a small village in Michigan a heart was found in a car wash. It has not been determined yet if it is the heart of a human or from an animal.
PAW PAW MICHIGAN-- Paw Paw is a small quaint village in southwestern Michigan. It is known for growing grapes which are used for the wine industry and for juice and jellies.
On Monday a heart was found in Soapy's Car Wash lying in one of the manual wash bays.
The police chief calls it a bizarre incident and investigators are trying determine if the heart is from a human or an animal.
Police Chief Patrick W. Alspaugh
said, ""We're obviously hoping it's an animal. The two doctors locally have told us it could be a human heart and cannot tell us one way or the other it's animal or human ... If it's a human heart, that prompts the question, 'Then where's the body?'"
According to Alspaugh they received a call about 1 p.m. Monday from the owner of the business. The owner informed the police it looked like a heart sitting on the floor of one of the car-wash stalls.
In a news release Wednesday it was reported "The owner advised he has had animal parts and hair left in the wash bays in the past, but this was not the case this time. The only thing there was a large heart."
The heart was taken to a local animal clinic where the veterinarian could not determine if the heart is from an animal or a human. The heart was then taken to a cardiologist who told the police it was "consistent in size to a human heart," but could not make a final determination.
The heart was then taken to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing for forensic scientists to examine it.
Alspaugh said the police do not know how long it will take for the forensic scientists to get back to them with their report.
Speaking of the incident Alspaugh said, "It's different You don't often just see a heart lying in the corner of a car wash bay ... In my 30 years of law enforcement, I don't think I've ever covered anything like this.
"Obviously, we have to find out where it came from."
