Man finds human leg in bag from funeral home

How does a screwup like this happen?

A man expecting to find his recently deceased father's belongings opened a plastic bag sent to him by a funeral home and discovered an amputated human leg. Christopher Runyan received the bag Monday from Sinnickson's Moriches Funeral Home, which handled the funeral of his father, Paul, 77, who died last week. Runyan said a foul odor was coming from the bag, and he opened it and discovered the leg.

Suffolk County police Sgt. George Kelly said Tuesday that investigators determined that the leg belonged to a patient who died Jan. 13. "We believe it was just a case of human error," Kelly said.

Yes, Sergeant, I think you're right in that assessment.