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Missing jogger found stuck waist-deep in swamp
By The Associated Press
Originally posted on September 05, 2006
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ORLANDO -- A jogger missing for four days was found stuck in a waist-deep swamp near the University of Central Florida.
Eddie Meadows was forced to drink swamp water to keep hydrated during the four day ordeal. The 62-year-old left to run at lunchtime Thursday but never returned to his office at a nearby university research park, authorities said. A UCF police dog found Meadows parched and covered with bug bites on Monday.
``He's a strong guy. He's in good shape. He's a marathoner,'' said UCF Sgt. Woody Furnas, who found the jogger. ``He said he slept a lot and stayed down in the water. And he's been having to drink the swamp water.''
Meadows was hospitalized at Florida Hospital East where he was reunited with his wife and two adult sons.
A hospital spokeswoman would not discuss Meadows' hospitalization but said his ``condition is being assessed.''
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