Emergency personnel were shocked when what they believed to be a cadaver floating in the Susquehanna River suddenly sat up and looked around.
The man, Joseph DeAngelo, said he was just enjoying the cool water on a hot Thursday afternoon.
DeAngelo, who was wearing a flotation device, said he originally had floated out to a mucky area, but then worked his way over toward deeper water. There, in the ripples, he became so comfy that he took a brief nap, he said.
Around 12:30 p.m., an unidentified woman who was traveling along the bike path next to the river, saw DeAngelo floating face-up and not moving. She immediately alerted authorities.
City police and firefighters arrived on scene. They were met by state police and a state forensic unit. The river is state police territory, officials said.
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