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Washed up

2011 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

icero, NY - Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh said a man whose body was found along East Taft Road this morning appears to have drowned when he fell into a drainage ditch walking home from a local bar.

According to Walsh, the man appeared to have slipped down a 6-foot embankment before passing out and drowning in about 3 1/2 inches of water.

Walsh said the man left William's -- at the intersection of East Taft Road and Route 298 - about midnight and was walking west on Taft Road toward his home, which is located about one-quarter to one-half mile away.

It appears the man stepped off the side of the road or slipped off and fell down into the drainage swale along the south shoulder of the road, the sheriff said. The man appeared to have crawled about 10 feet before passing out in the shallow water in the ditch, Walsh said.

According to the sheriff, the man was known "to consume large quantities of alcohol" and authorities suspect he was drunk at the time of the incident. Officials will have to await a toxicology report to verify that, Walsh said.

Walsh said somebody who knew the man from the bar just happened to be walking along the same stretch of East Taft Road about 10:30 a.m. today when he spotted the body in the ditch.

The sheriff said it appears the death was due to drowning, as there was nothing to indicate the man had been injured falling into the ditch. There also was no evidence to suggest he had been struck by any passing vehicle, Walsh said.

Submitted on 09/18/2011

Submitted by: Jim Baleno
Reference: Saturday, September 17, 2011, 3:45 PM Syracuse, NY Post Standard (www.syracuse.com)

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Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Sorry, Jim. but passing out while drunk as a skunk is very common. That he had the incredibly bad luck to be in shallow water when it happened was an insanely unlucky accident. Thanks anyway, and submit again!


Shadow said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
As Candi said it is very common.


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