By Kim Schupp
CINCINNATI, OH (FOX19) - Officials said a body that was found wrapped in a bag in Colerain Township Thursday afternoon turned out to be a lifelike mannequin.
Dispatch said the discovery was made by a Hamilton County engineer in a wooded area at the end of Lick Road near the Richardson Forest Preserve.
Detectives at the scene described it as a “recreational mannequin.”
The engineer called 911 after finding it.
911 dispatcher: What’s going on there?
Caller: We think we may have found a deceased body.
911 dispatcher: Is it a male or female?
Caller: We think it’s a female.
911 dispatcher: Does it look like it’s been there awhile?
Caller: Yes. It’s discolored and looks like it’s wrapped up in a big plastic bag.
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