Jets Fan Found Mummified

A Long Island man was found mummified in his home. He had been frozen to his couch with the remote control in his hand. The TV was still on ESPN. Experts believe he had been dead since learning that his New York Jets were going to finish the 2005 season with a dismal 3 and 13 record.

From Reuters here:

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Police called to a Long Island man’s house discovered the mummified remains of the resident, dead for more than a year, sitting in front of a blaring television set.

The 70-year-old Hampton Bays, New York, resident, identified as Vincenzo Ricardo, appeared to have died of natural causes. Police said Saturday his body was discovered Thursday when they were called to the house over a burst water pipe.

“You could see his face. He still had hair on his head,” Newsday quoted morgue assistant Jeff Bacchus as saying. The home’s low humidity had preserved the body.

Officials could not explain why the electricity had not been turned off, considering Ricardo had not been heard from since December 2005.