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VIDEO: Guy napping mistaken for a dead body

By Mary Stringini
Published August 20
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Guy napping mistaken for dead body

Rescue workers attempted to recover a reported dead body from the
Arkansas River in Tulsa, Oklahoma, only to find the man alive and well.

TULSA, Okla. - Rescue teams in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were dispatched to
recover a reported dead body from the Arkansas River. So imagine their
surprise when they got close enough to see the so-called victim was
actually alive and well.

The man was just napping on a lazy summer day on the river.

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The Tulsa Fire Department shared video of the Aug. 18 incident that
showed the rescue workers kayaking to the fully-clothed man lying in a
shallow part of the river, who sits up upon their approach.

Guy napping mistaken for a dead body

Rescue teams in Tulsa, Oklahoma, were dispatched to recover a dead body
from the Arkansas River. So imagine their surprise when they got close
enough to see the so-called victim was actually alive and well.

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