Authorities say couple thought fake skeletons on chairs would make amusing diving landmark
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A Phoenix couple has claimed responsibility for putting two fake skeletons sitting in lawn chairs in the Colorado River in far west Arizona.
The Today's News-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1zNKrAl) the husband and wife approached the La Paz County Sheriff's Office earlier this week and brought a photo as proof they were behind the prank in Parker.
Lt. Curt Bagby says there are no plans to press charges and considers the incident harmless.
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Bagby says the couple and another diver placed the plastic skeletons on lawn chairs last year, tying them to underwater rocks.
The group thought it would make for a humorous landmark.
He says all three have gone back to the site several times since.
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Bagby says that unless federal agencies have any issues, the skeletons will remain in place.
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Information from: Today's News-Herald, http://www.havasunews.com