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Package Mix-Up: Woman Receives Human Arms Instead of Medicine

11/5/2025

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A Hopkinsville, Kentucky woman called 911 after receiving a package containing two arms and four fingers instead of medicine.
She opened one of two packages and found two arms and four fingers inside.
She contacted the intended delivery company, which said such a mistake had never occurred before.
Authorities confirmed that the county coroner retrieved the body parts to redirect them to their correct destination.

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Story summary

A Hopkinsville, Kentucky woman called 911 after receiving a package containing two arms and four fingers instead of medicine.
She opened one of two packages and found two arms and four fingers inside.
She contacted the intended delivery company, which said such a mistake had never occurred before.
Authorities confirmed that the county coroner retrieved the body parts to redirect them to their correct destination.