On Friday, new homeowners in Colorado discovered a severed human head in a freezer in their front yard, multiple sources reported.

According to Western Slope Now, the homeowners allegedly discovered the disturbing object while cleaning their home. report. The homeowners called law enforcement, the Mesa County Sheriff's Office said, according to CBS. report. His head was reportedly found in a bag, according to Western Slope Now. (Related: Body of teen missing for 6 months found in burial box in neighbor's garden: report)

“A person at the address was cleaning a recently sold property and discovered possible human remains inside the residence,” the Mesa County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. said In a press release. “This investigation is currently ongoing, but there is no other information available at this time. Investigators believe this is an isolated incident and there is no ongoing threat to the community.”

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— Mesa County Sheriff (@SheriffMesaColo) January 15, 2024

“This remains an active investigation,” local police spokeswoman Wendy Lykes said, according to the New York Post. report. “Therefore, we do not have any other details to release…but we will release information as soon as it becomes available.”

“We don't want anyone to learn that a loved one has died through rumors or innuendo,” Raikes said.

There are other stories in the United States of people finding body parts in strange places. For example, during a Nov. 12 search, Texas police found a woman's body wrapped in “a large amount of plastic wrap” inside the refrigerator at her boyfriend's home, NBC News reported. According to Fox35 Orlando, three suitcases believed to contain the bodies of women were discovered by Florida police in July.