Man found carrying around a mummified corpse up to 800 years old in a food delivery bag in Peru
A mummified corpse up to 800 years old was found in a food delivery bag in Peru, authorities in the South American country have said.
A mummified corpse up to 800 years old was found in a food delivery bag in Peru, authorities in the South American country have said.
Photos released by the Directorate of Culture in the southeastern city of Puno show a skeleton in the fetal position, lying in a red bag with a reflective inner lining, commonly used by food delivery companies. It bears the logo of Pedidos Ya, a Uruguayan takeout company popular across South America.
Police are investigating after the mummified body was found in a food delivery bag.Peruvian Ministry of CultureThe directorate said in a statement Sunday that the body of “an adult mummified male individual,” with a “relative chronology of 600 to 800 years old,” was discovered during a joint operation with the Peru National Police.
The body has become a property of the state under national heritage laws.
Local media company Noticias Sin Filtro Puno TV published an interview with Julio Cesar, who said the body belonged to him.
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