Horrified Couple Find Severed Human Foot While Walking Dog In Park

#1 Police have sealed off an area of the park after a severed human foot was found

Police have cordoned off a park after a horrified couple out walking their dog found a severed human foot under a bush.

Simon Clarke and his partner Nicky Jefferies were out with their dog Ollie at around 8am when they made the grizzly discovery in Weston Park East, Bath, this morning.

#2 The find was made by a dog called Ollie out on a morning walk

It appeared to be a right foot that had been severed a couple of inches above the ankle.

#3 Specialist officers have been sent in to investigate

An Avon and Somerset police spokesman said specialist scene of crime officers were called to Weston Park shortly after 8am when a member of the public said they had found a "suspicious item."

"We are making enquiries into the report and will issue an update in due course," he said.

"We have officers at the scene."

#4 A severed human foot was found by a man walking his dog

It appeared to be a right foot that had been severed a couple of inches above the ankle.

Simon, a freelance journalist, said: "It was severed about four inches above the ankle.

"It looked like it had been dug up."