Mummified Body Found in Fairmont

Philadelphia Police Department detectives are investigating an eerie discovery in Fairmont: a mummified body.

Police discovered the mummified remains of a person in an abandoned house.

At 12:38 p.m., the officers reported to the 1400 block of N. 21st Street in response to a call. There, on the third floor of an empty house, they discovered the remains.

Investigators were unable to determine the deceased's sex, age or race. 

The investigation is ongoing.

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