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Running Nowhere

2006 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

62 year old Eddie Meadows enjoys physical fitness, and is even known as a marathon runner. But his mental fitness may be in question after recent events. During a recent lunch break he left his office in central Florida to go for a run. To say that his choice of a route for his afternoon exercise was poorly planned is an understatement, for he didn't return to the office that day, the next, or even the next. It wasn't until the fourth day of his odd disappearance that searchers found Meadows right where his run had taken him - waist deep into the middle of a swamp with mud and silt so thick that, as one police officer stated, it "can act like glue". Alas, Meadows was only suffering from dehydration and bug bites, so he only qualifies for an honorable mention. Perhaps if the swamp had been deeper or the searchers not as diligent he may have achived Darwinian greatnetss.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/05/jogger.stuck.ap/index.html?section=cnn_us

Submitted on 09/05/2006

Submitted by: Bruce Pennypacker
Reference: CNN - Sept. 5, 2006

Copyright © 2006 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
The video certainly helped sway me in favor of a nominal HM here. Looking at the guy's picture, you'd think he was senile, but apparently he isn't. WHY he'd run in a swamp is beyond me. And FOUR DAYS? He's lucky the gators didn't get him! Not the most spectacular HM, but amusing enough and certainly out of the ordinary! Thanks, Bruce!

Sheryl said:
Maybe Toss: Other
Thanks for the story, Bruce. This one just does nothing for me, I'm afraid. Maybe it's because it's a location I know nothing about, maybe it's just that there's no information about how/why he got into the swamp in the first place.

Fitzroy said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
I think anyone would look pretty crazed after days without food or clean water (not to mention mobility.) I always thought if you were calm and thoughtful even the worst quicksand scenarios could be escaped in a matter of hours. Still, I don't challenge the veracity of this tale, and with that in mind I think it deserves further consideration.

Jorge said:
Maybe Toss: Other

Graham said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
As in Louisiana, some of those 'swamps' can not only be invisible, they really are like glue. Once you're in, you're in. The more you struggle, the tighter the swamp's grip on you. Wholly feasible and probably terrifying! Four days is a long time, hence the victim's demeanor when they found him.

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