12 August 2010 Last updated at 14:56 ET

Human foot discovered on beach in Cleethorpes

Cleethorpes beach The foot was found on the beach at Cleethorpes

A human foot has been found on a beach in North East Lincolnshire.

It was found on Cleethorpes beach, near to Meridian Point, off Kings Road on Wednesday by a member of the public.

Police officers removed the foot from the scene and it was taken to a local mortuary for examination.

Officers are checking missing person files as well as carrying out searches on the beach in the area where the foot was found.

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