‘Foot’ found among recyclable waste at western NY landfill was actually a bear paw

SENECA, N.Y. — What authorities thought was a decomposing human foot found among recyclables at a western New York landfill really came from a bear. Ontario County Sheriff Phil Povero said a worker found the object among trash Monday and notified authorities. Povero said it appeared to be a human foot but couldn’t be positively identified.

Worker finds human foot among recyclable waste in sorting plant at western NY landfill

SENECA, N.Y. — Officials in western New York are trying to figure out how a bare human foot got mixed in with recyclable trash on a conveyor belt at a landfill.

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