 Officials are investigating after fetal remains were found in the Paintsville sewer plant. Johnson County Coroner J.R. Frisbee told Mountain Top News the remains were found Thursday morning in the plant's filtration system by a worker. The remains have since been sent to the state medical examiner's office in Frankfurt. Frisbee said it is unknown how far along the fetus had developed but it was obviously pre-term. According to Frisbee the fetus would not have been able to survive on its own. He also said DNA will be collected from the remains to see if there's a database match but he added there is no time frame for when the process would be complete. Reporting for Mountain Top News, I'm Brianna Robinson.