man snorkeling finds fake skeletons in underwater lawn chairs

[jeff of pa]

CIENEGA SPRINGS, Ariz. (AP) — A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border was terrified — and later embarrassed — when he came across two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs about 40 feet underwater.
The man reported the skeletons to the La Paz County Sheriff's Office on Monday, launching a hunt for what authorities believed could be real bodies.

The skeletons are wearing sunglasses, and one is holding a sign that includes the words "Bernie" and "dream in the river," although the entire sign is not legible. The sign also has the date of Aug. 16, 2014, which is possibly when the skeletons were placed there.

the sheriff's office wants to have a little fun with the situation. Bagby said divers will recover the skeletons sometime this week and that he is considering placing them outside the sheriff's office as a joke.

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[Jason in Enid]

Those were probably placed there by local scuba divers. We used to have some fake skeletons in a lake I dive, but they have a way of moving around and disappearing. I'm surprised a snorkler found them 40 feet down.

 

[pat-tekker-cat]

While I have never had the need to have to.......
I'd probably hafta shake out my bikini bottoms, underwater.

 

[jeff of pa]

the fact the bones were all still connected together and not in a heap on the chair,
should have given it away

 

[VERDE]

Hey jeff!! Too much exposure to that Arizona Sun!! Hilarious!! Thanks for sharing!! Hope you're well!! Anyway, GOOD LUCK and GOOD HUNTING!! VERDE!!

 

[nsdq]

How is it Uncle and Aunt funnybone never get to take a undisturbed vacation

 

[bzbadger]

the fact the bones were all still connected together and not in a heap on the chair,
should have given it away

It is shocking that in today's information age that people still think that skeletal remains stay intact in the shape of the body and not in a pile. Too many movies like raiders of the lost ark etc.

 

[jeff of pa]

Couple behind fake skeletons on chairs in Colorado River

PARKER, Ariz. (AP) — A Phoenix couple has claimed responsibility for putting two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs in the Colorado River in far west Arizona, authorities said Friday.

The husband and wife approached the La Paz County Sheriff's Office earlier this week and revealed how the skeletons in their closet ended up at the bottom of the river in Parker.
"They were nervous at first," Lt. Curt Bagby said. "They thought they might be in trouble. But when they finally came in, they brought a photo as proof that they were the ones who put them there."
The pair, who may identify themselves publicly next week, came forward after seeing all the media attention surrounding the skeletons. The Sheriff's Office has no plans to file any charges since the skeletons weren't endangering anyone, Bagby said.
"We try not to encourage people to do this kind of thing, but it was relatively harmless," he said. "It was deep water, they were wedged between some rocks, and there was no reason to expect someone would find them."

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