Mannequin mistaken for mummy in abandoned boat

[June 21, 2010]  SUGARLOAF KEY, Fla. (AP) -- A reported "mummified" body on an abandoned boat in the Florida Keys turned out to be a mannequin.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says a young couple spotted what they thought was a dead body in an abandoned boat off Sugarloaf Key on Saturday night. They said it appeared to be mummified.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent a boat to take deputies to the scene. They found only a mannequin on the boat -- no human remains were on board.

[Associated Press]

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