It’s been a busy summer for Portland’s Body Buddies, as they pulled another floater out of the Willamette river in a Portland suburb.

“We’re trying not to get our hopes up,” Body Buddies team leader Bob Ender said after recovering the corpse, “But it could be a record season for our team.”

Most recently, the Body Buddies were called out of their jurisdiction when a kayaker found a body part floating in the Tualatin River.

“No, it’s not our territory,” Ender said, “but, the part was found in a tributary, so it was headed our way anyway. No pun intended.”

When asked to identify the body part, Ender refused.

“I’m not a biologist, so I can’t say,” Ender said.

When asked whether the body part was from a man or a woman, Ender refused to answer.

“There’s no way to know a corpse’s gender identity from body parts,” Ender said carefully. “Even certain parts,” Ender said, ending with a sly smile.

Two days later, a second body part was found in the same river and for some reason, Ender was still restricted from identifying the body parts.

“You’d have to pay me an arm and a leg to get me to talk,” Ender said and then winked.

Even after finding the second body part, passersby noticed that the Body Buddies had not updated the body tote board outside their headquarters.

“We’re nearing record territory, so we don’t want to claim a new high prematurely. Besides, the parts might come from more than one body,” Ender said. “So, we need to find more pieces before we can put this puzzle together.”

When asked about the rumor that the Body Buddies are calling the potential complete corpse, “Jigsaw,” Ender refused to comment.

Portland Tourism Board spokesperson Peggy Lipstick was asked about the impact on tourism of body parts floating through Portland, and she quickly reassured potential visitors.

“The flow of the Willamette river is fast, so those parts will be washing up on the coast soon. So, it’s a good time to visit Portland, not Seaside.”