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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 on Saturday his body was discovered on 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.


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Neighbors said when they had not seen Ricardo, who was diabetic and had been blind for years, they assumed he was in the hospital or a long-term care facility.

 

Man o man what a way to go.

 

lol why the hell would billman know him? lol just cuz he lives in the same city? like am i missing something here??? lol

 

 

It's just a joke lol cause Billman is in that area :-D

 

lol ohh i really thought i was missing something...like the guy lived really close to billman or something haha

 

I thought you needed somone to vouch for billman...

Heard that story and the guys TV was still on... guess you don't really need to pay electric and cable after all.