Kentucky woman shocked to receive human BODY PARTS in the mail after horrifying delivery mix-up
A shipping mishap sent human body parts to a woman in Kentucky instead of the time-sensitive medication she was expecting.
The unintended recipient of two arms and four fingers on ice called police after the package was delivered to her Hopkinsville home on October 29.
'We're trying to know where it goes. We just didn't want to be in the possession of body parts that don't belong to us,' said the woman on the 911 call obtained by WSMV4.
The woman said the shipment came in two boxes that were flown in from Nashville.
She spoke to the private courier service that delivered the body parts, who said that they had never made a mistake like this before.
Police sent Scott Daniel, the coroner of Christian County, to retrieve the package, who then took it to the local morgue.
'I think would anybody this time of year would have said that would be a hoax… but it wasn't,' Daniel said to the outlet.
The incident was accidental, and the arms and fingers eventually made it to the correct location, a medical training facility, according to police and Daniel.
A shipping mishap sent two arms and four fingers on ice to a woman in Kentucky by mistake
Police sent Scott Daniel, the coroner of Christian County, to retrieve the extremities, who then gave them back to the private courier
Fortunately, the woman did receive her medication and medical supplies as well.
Neighbors were shaken up by the news and feared they would be next to receive an accidental package.
'I don't even have words. I open boxes every day, and I would just die. I would scream and run away if that happened to me,' said Kamela Stewart of Christian County.
Daniel reassured locals that he is confident this won't be a recurring issue in the area.
'There was three entities involved, and I think it's just a perfect storm and everybody might have a mistake. We get a lot of strange calls. It's just another strange call,' said Daniel.
However, reactions online were similar to those of unsettled locals.
The woman was expecting to receive her medication and medical supplies which eventually came
Daniel reassured locals that he is confident this won't be a recurring issue in the area
One user wrote: 'I can't even imagine. That would be horrifying to see. Reminds me of something you'd see in a movie about a mafia boss sending a threatening message.'
Another said: 'Bless her heart! I think my heart would have stopped when I opened that package!'
A third added: 'How terrifying would that be. I would have Emesis everywhere.'
The coroner told The New York Times that the parts were from four different bodies.
In the unlikely event of receiving an unscheduled package containing human body parts, Daniels advises that there is no need to refrigerate them and suggests simply calling the authorities.
The woman who received the wrong package 'did the right thing,' noted the coroner to the outlet.
