ROTHBURY, Mich. – Michigan State Police report that an investigation is underway after the body of a newborn baby was found inside a portable toilet at a west Michigan music festival.
The baby, believed to be less than four weeks old, was discovered Sunday morning near the camping area at the Electric Forest Music Festival in Rothbury, according to police. The body was found by an employee of the portable restroom vendor during routine maintenance.
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No further information about the circumstances leading up to the infant’s death have been shared.
The four-day festival, previously known as the Rothbury Music Festival, has operated under the Electric Forest name since 2011 and attracts around 50,000 attendees to the area each year.
MSP ask that anyone with information reach out at 800-442-7766 or file a report here.
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