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Anton Arandia

Portable Toilet Worker Discovers Deceased Newborn at Michigan Music Festival

A newborn's body was found in a portable toilet at Michigan's Electric Forest festival. (Photo for illustration only) (Credit: Pixabay)

A police investigation is under way after the body of a newborn baby was discovered inside a portable toilet at one of Michigan's largest music festivals, prompting an outpouring of grief from organisers and festivalgoers.

The infant was found on the morning of Sunday, 28 June, at the Electric Forest festival in Rothbury, Michigan. According to Michigan State Police, the baby was discovered by an employee working for the portable toilet company while carrying out routine maintenance in the festival's camping area. Authorities described the infant as a 'deceased neonate,' meaning a baby believed to be 28 days old or younger.

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