{"id":215421,"date":"2026-06-30T07:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/body-of-newborn-found-in-portable-restroom-at-electric-forest-music-festival-in-michigan-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T07:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T07:12:40","slug":"body-of-newborn-found-in-portable-restroom-at-electric-forest-music-festival-in-michigan-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/body-of-newborn-found-in-portable-restroom-at-electric-forest-music-festival-in-michigan-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of newborn found in portable restroom at Electric Forest music festival in Michigan &#8211; NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> news Alerts<br \/>There are no new alerts at this time<br \/>An infant\u2019s remains were found in the restroom of a Michigan music festival Sunday, and investigators are appealing for the public\u2019s help solving the incident, officials said.<br \/>Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription<br \/>Get exclusive reporting, live Q&amp;As and ad-free reading.<br \/>The body \u201cof a neonate was found in a portable restroom in the camping area at the Electric Forest festival Sunday morning,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mspwestmi\/status\/2071297187477352656\" target=\"_blank\">Michigan State Police said in a statement<\/a>.<br \/>A worker with the restroom vending company made the discovery during routine maintenance, police added.<br \/>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicfestivalwizard.com\/festivals\/electric-forest-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\"> four-day event<\/a> was held at the Double JJ Ranch in Rothbury, which is about 60 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.<br \/>\u201cInvestigators are asking for the public\u2019s assistance,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mspwestmi\/status\/2071343988871975391\" target=\"_blank\">police said<\/a>. \u201cIf you were in the area and observed anything unusual, or if you have information that you believe may be relevant, we encourage you to come forward.\u201d <br \/>Police were expecting massive travel delays in and around Rothbury on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mspwestmi\/status\/2071395483273007444\" target=\"_blank\">as festivalgoers head home<\/a>.  <br \/>The four days and nights were filled with electronic dance music and headline acts such as Illenium, Excision, Kaskade, GRiZ, Chris Lake and The String Cheese Incident. <br \/>assignment editor for the Midwest Bureau of NBC News<br \/>Senior Breaking News Reporter<br \/>&copy;&nbsp;2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiugFBVV95cUxOUVRha2tMVGZsdjBPSlNNbnhod3NocktXUko4ZzRWcThTcHFNWmVfR29NRkx5QjY0b1JuZ05BQ3hTVlI5YThQTlJpNmtZeHN6dG90U1BIWjBnSTE2b3JoMTRZdVNUMnZCcUFmMEZ5ZEU3dEtrdXVKSDg0YW8zLWdWd3pOclhrQTRqOVgyQ2ZndTBBZVkwNGZVbHY0MUFVQXNYYU5PWXJ0d202Uk5XOEV0ME9YR296SmxObWc?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>news AlertsThere are no new alerts at this timeAn infant\u2019s remains were found in the restroom of a Michigan music festival Sunday, and investigators are appealing for the public\u2019s help solving the incident, officials said.Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscriptionGet exclusive reporting, live Q&amp;As and ad-free reading.The body \u201cof a neonate was found 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