Updated
Updated · WWMT-TV · Jun 28
Newborn's Body Found in Festival Restroom at 14th Electric Forest Event
Updated
Updated · WWMT-TV · Jun 28

Newborn's Body Found in Festival Restroom at 14th Electric Forest Event

3 articles · Updated · WWMT-TV · Jun 28

Summary

  • A festival restroom worker found the body of a newborn Sunday morning in a portable toilet in the camping area of Electric Forest in Rothbury, Michigan.
  • Michigan State Police said the infant was a neonate — 4 weeks old or younger — and the body was discovered during routine restroom maintenance.
  • Troopers released few other details, said the investigation is ongoing, and added there is no known threat to the public.
  • Electric Forest, a sold-out EDM festival in its 14th year, began Thursday and was scheduled to conclude Sunday; festival organizers had not publicly commented.

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