Body Parts Wash Up On Olympics Beach

Body parts have washed up on Rio de Janeiro’s renowned Copacabana Beach — right next to where Olympians will be playing beach volleyball in the 2016 Summer Games! The grisly sight was the latest embarrassment for Rio as it prepares to host the Olympics. Local police officers are already greeting visitors at the airport with signs saying "Welcome to Hell!"

"Police and firefighters don't get paid," say the banners. "Whoever comes to Rio de Janeiro will not be safe!" And that message was supported by the grisly sight of children playing just feet away from where one body part had been wrapped in plastic! Police would only confirm that a severed foot was among the many other gruesome remnants found in the sand.

The city is already caught up in a drug war that's broken out in the city's slums — with infamous crime lord Nicolas Labre Pereira recently set free after gunmen helped him escaped from a hospital in a bloody breakout.

Some athletes (and even "Today" host Savannah Guthrie) have already announced that they won't attend the Rio Olympics over concerns about the Zika virus carried by mosquitos. Crime is also an issue — with Kitty Chiller of the Australian Olympic teams speaking out after several competitors had been robbed in the city. "Athletes have been mugged while training and competing in Rio test events," she said, "and we want our athletes protected!"