‘Body’ found in wooded area in Pontiac was a doll, officials confirm Deputies responded to wooded area near Montcalm, Saginaw
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office confirmed a doll was discovered, not a body as previously reported, in a wooded area in Pontiac on March 26. (WDIV)
PONTIAC, Mich. – A decomposing body was not found in an Oakland County wooded area on Thursday. But instead, a doll.
Authorities responded to a wooded area near E. Montcalm Street and N. Saginaw Street in Pontiac on Thursday, March 26, for a report of a body being found.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office initially reported that deputies found what appeared to be a decomposing body.
On Friday, March 27, the sheriff’s office confirmed a doll was discovered, not a body as previously reported.
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