A Very Different Kind Of ‘Body’ Of Evidence

Trust me, I contemplated not telling this story, but it is too unique not to share, and it has a much happier ending than I thought it was going to be.

During my days off, I often scour around new fishing spots. This morning, at approximately 10:45 AM, I was checking out a spot in the upper Tomoka River. There is a 15-to-20-foot bridge that crosses the river at that location. I decided to park my car and walk the span of the bridge to see if I could see any spots worth fishing.

 On my way back to the car, as I was peering over the bridge, I noticed an African American body with the upper torso wrapped in plastic. The legs were crossed, and the feet were sort of sticking up in the air. The plastic was perfectly wrapped around the head and the upper torso, but you could clearly see the feet.

I immediately went into a panic. After catching my breath, I immediately dialed 911. After helping the dispatcher understand where I was over the phone, I waited until two officers arrived.

I walked them to the location on the bridge. My heart was still pounding and racing, and in my head, I was thinking that after all these years, it has always been a fear of mine that I would come across a dead body, especially since all the crazy places that I venture to.

As we approached the location where I found the body, I pointed to the officers and said:

Me: “It’s right there.”

Visually shocked, the officers went down to investigate and told me:

Officer: “Go back to the car.”

The whole way back to the car, I’m still shaking, and my heart is still pounding. Around ten minutes later, I noticed an officer heading my way. The officer shouted:

Officer: “We have good news, it’s a sex doll!”

I immediately breathed a sigh of relief and let off a little bit of chuckle, as did he.

Me: “I can’t believe it; what are the odds?”

Officer: “I can’t believe it myself. I’ve been with the department for ten years, and I thought it was a dead body. I had the whole department on their way over here.”

When I left, they were still trying to figure out what they were gonna do about the life-size sex doll.

I’m so happy that I didn’t find a dead body in the Tomoka River today. It just goes to show when you’re out there, you never know what you’re gonna come across. I did my good deed for today. I’m thrilled that it was a false alarm.