He was snorkelling in the lake when a firefighting plane skimmed it to fill its tanks, took him in with the water and dropped the lot on the fire.
A man is found dead deep in a burnt-out forest, wearing only swimming trunks, a snorkel and a mask. The nearest lake is eight miles away and the sea is a hundred. How did he die?
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Why would anyone move water from a lake to a forest?
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A firefighting plane scooped him up
Source: Traditional, from Jed Hartman’s list of situation puzzles