# A very lazy day on the river **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 12, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-lazy-day-on-the-river/631287 "2012-08-12T18:34:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-lazy-day-on-the-river/631287/1 "2012-08-12T18:34:39Z")
If this guys timing had been different I think he might have given a coroner, police officer, or EMT a heart attack. Link safe for work and family (unless zombies scare the shit out of you) [http://now.msn.com/man-presumed-drowned-in-susquehanna-walks-out-of-water](http://now.msn.com/man-presumed-drowned-in-susquehanna-walks-out-of-water) ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-lazy-day-on-the-river/631287/2 "2012-08-12T19:39:58Z")
Heh. Although this does make me feel good that the EMS responded so quickly. Gotta love those guys! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-lazy-day-on-the-river/631287/3 "2012-08-12T19:54:12Z")
I thought the same thing. Then it occured to me. Why did they assume he was DEAD? Sounds like they spent a fair bit of time doing nothing. The guy WAS obviously face up. He could have been dying but not yet dead. He could have just had a major head wound. Or a diabetic in shock. Or a stroke victim. Minutes count here people. So I am going with emergency response fail here. Heck, even the bystanders that called it in for that matter.