Police: Couple spots a mummy in abandoned boat, but mummified body turns out to be a mannequin

Mannequin mistaken for mummy in abandoned boat

SUGARLOAF KEY, Fla. — 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.