FRESNO, Calif. -- It was a shocking moment for people spending their weekend at the Buena Vista Lake in Bakersfield when a severed human leg washed up on the shore.
The discovery was made Saturday morning, when a little girl found the remains just feet from her campsite, Kern County sheriff's officials say.
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"The neighbor in the camp right next to us came over and told us what happened. His 5-year-old girl found the leg. She was pretty freaked out, and I walked over -- wanted to see what was going on -- and it was a leg from about thigh down," a witness said.
The lake was closed for several hours as homicide detectives investigated and searched for the body belonging to the leg.
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Officials said there were no recent reports of any boating accidents in the area.
An investigation was ongoing.