DOT workers find human heart in salt pile in Tennessee

HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. -- Workers made a startling discovery while preparing for inclement weather in Tennessee.

Tennessee Department of Transportation workers were gathering at a salt storage facility when they came across a rock-like object.

It turned out to be an adult human heart.

The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office is treating the area like a crime scene, WTVF reported.

Both the sheriff's office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are looking into the matter.

No other remains were found as of Friday afternoon.