US man calls radio station about ‘amazing’ dead body discovery instead of police

Last week, Elliot Segal received an alarming call to his morning radio show. Photo / EITMonline

A disturbing morning call to a Washington radio station led to the discovery of human remains, weeks after a member of the public first encountered them.

On November 21 (local time), an unknown caller told the Elliot in the Morning show he had come across a body near an abandoned tent city in Frederick County, the Washington Post reported.

Rather than calling Maryland police, the man, identified only by the fake name “Joseph”, decided to inform the local morning radio show about the find – 18 days after the fact.

“It was amazing. It was, ah, this may sound sick, but I’ve always wanted to come upon something like that, and luckily it was months old, so that was nice”, the caller said.

Host Elliot Segal was shocked by the admission, asking Joseph if he had called the police, according to the New York Post.

But Joseph confessed he had held off on reporting the macabre encounter, before describing the corpse in excited detail.

“I assume this guy died in the street, whether it was an overdose or froze to death.

“Once you see the pictures, Elliot, you’ll understand why I believe it wasn’t important to report a month ago.”

Segal continued to implore Joseph to relay the information to police before he eventually promised he would that day.

Frederick Police subsequently announced they had interviewed the man about his claims and were able to pinpoint the location of the body.

It was unearthed in the woods near South East Street yesterday, according to an update shared to Facebook.

Police confirmed the remains were in an “advanced” state of decomposition and have not yet been able to identify the dead man.

They have urged the community to resist speculating about the body and rely on the confirmed information being released by the authorities to the public.

The death is not currently being treated as suspicious.