# Oh my, that WAS a dead body... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-that-was-a-dead-body/630794 "2012-08-07T22:27:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-that-was-a-dead-body/630794/1 "2012-08-07T22:27:47Z")
I saw being dragged from the Schuylkill River yesterday. [http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/06/philadelphia-police-searching-for-man-in-schuylkill-river/](http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/08/06/philadelphia-police-searching-for-man-in-schuylkill-river/) Time (a bit after 6:30 PM) and place (Walnut Street bridge) check out. The poor guy was only a short way downstream of the bridge. I didn’t see his face; the police kept him face down, perhaps on purpose, and covered him with a blue tarp as soon as he was safely stowed on the fantail, or whatever they call that “back porch” feature at the stern of a motorboat. For that reason and because the body seemed a bit stiff (but I haven’t seen many dead bodies, so what do I know?) I did wonder if I might have stumbled on some police training excercise, so I checked the news this morning. Not an exercise. So if you’re in the Philadelphia area and know a white guy, probably young, reasonably athletic build, who was wearing dark shorts, dark short-sleeved shirt and athletic shoes (no socks) yesterday and isn’t around today, and he might have been near the river (especially the river park–that seems likelier to me; falling from any of the bridges would probably leave you too injured to call for help), you might want to contact the police. ---
**Author:** ![CatherineZeta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@CatherineZeta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatherineZeta)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-that-was-a-dead-body/630794/2 "2012-08-08T01:03:41Z")
Wow, that poor man. When I was doing my morning commute to work last September (I bike to work primarily along a trail) I came across [this](http://myupperwest.com/upper-west-side/dead-body-pulled-from-hudson-river-along-upper-west-side-greenway-bikingwalking-path/). In the photo in the article the body’s completely covered, but when I went past (there’s a bit of grass off camera that the crime scene tape didn’t extend to) I got a full view of the guy’s face which was uncovered. I know this comes across as crass, but he seriously looked like a mannequin. It was fairly disturbing and I never found out what exactly happened. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-that-was-a-dead-body/630794/3 "2012-08-08T01:20:27Z")
I am fine. Thank you for your concern. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-that-was-a-dead-body/630794/4 "2012-08-09T18:04:49Z")
Never seen a “floater”, but got to watch them haul off a body they found across the street from me in Vegas years ago. Found him under an over-turned couch in a vacant lot I used to ride my motorcycle in from time to time. Recently, I came upon the scene of an ATV vs. Prius accident on the highway about a mile from home. ATV guy was crossing the road and didn’t look very hard. NHP was just pulling the sheet over the guy as I drove past on the shoulder. Dude left a little spot right in the middle of the lane. Its gone now. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-that-was-a-dead-body/630794/5 "2012-08-09T19:10:54Z")
One of the earliest memories I have is when officials were booming Lake Cumberland for a dead body. It’s a very eerie sound.