Fact or fiction?: Narragansett police search beach for body after Facebook post

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WLNE) — A cryptic post on social media led Narragansett police to search part of Scarborough Beach for a body.

According to Narragansett police, they learned of a Facebook post last week alluding to a serial killer burying bodies along Scarborough Beach.

The person who posted it later said it was part of a fictional book they were writing, but detectives checked anyway, using two cadaver dogs to search the beach.

Police confirmed Thursday that nothing was found.