JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A human leg with a fishing boot still on was found in a debris pile that collected in the waters near Alaska's capital city. 
 
 Juneau Police Lt. David Campbell says the leg — from the knee down — was found by state game workers clearing out a debris pile Monday from Gastineau Channel near Sandy Beach. 
 
 It had deteriorated to the point they couldn't determine race or gender. It's been sent to the state medical examiner's office in Anchorage for possible identification. 
 
 Police will search for other remains. He wasn't aware of any missing people in Juneau this year. 
 
 Campbell says bodies show up in Juneau every few years. The last was in 2016 when a hiker found human remains near Mendenhall Glacier. He says those were of a person reported missing in 2010. 

 The Juneau Police Department said Fish and Game officials pulled a human leg out of the Gastineau Channel Monday while removing debris near the Sandy Beach area. 
 
 It was shortly before 5 p.m. when workers with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game were conducting the debris removal. 
 
 Juneau police Lt. David Campbell said in a phone interview that the workers were pulling what he described as a grappling hook across the floor of the channel. 
 
 "The dredging activities pulled a human leg and boot out of the channel," Juneau police said in a Tuesday statement. 
 
 Campbell said the limb was severed right below the knee and included the foot. He said the boot was of the typical Southeast Alaska variety but he declined to give the brand, citing an ongoing investigation. 
 
 After the discovery, Fish and Game put a halt on their job. A Juneau officer responded and took the human remains, which were sent to the State Medical Examiner Office for identification. 
 
 The condition of the leg made it difficult to determine who it might have belonged to, or how long the leg might have been in the water, police said. 
 
 "It was in very poor condition," Campbell said. "It had quite a bit of water damage. It could have been out there a few months, or it may have been much longer." 
 
 A detective has been assigned to the case, Campbell said, and they are currently figuring out logistics for further inspecting the area where the leg was discovered.
– A human leg with a fishing boot still on was found in a debris pile that collected in the waters near Alaska's capital city, reports the AP. Juneau Police Lt. David Campbell says the leg—from the knee down—was found by state game workers clearing out the debris pile Monday from Gastineau Channel near Sandy Beach. It had deteriorated to the point they couldn't determine race or gender. "It was in very poor condition," Campbell tells Alaska Dispatch News. "It had quite a bit of water damage. It could have been out there a few months, or it may have been much longer." The limb has been sent to the state medical examiner's office in Anchorage for possible identification. Police will search for other remains. Campbell wasn't aware of any missing people in Juneau this year, but says bodies show up in Juneau every few years. The last was in 2016 when a hiker found human remains near Mendenhall Glacier. He says those were of a person reported missing in 2010.