Detective Briggs examined the body of a man found face down in a shallow indoor swimming pool. The victim's wristwatch was broken and stopped at 3:15 PM. His pockets were full of heavy river stones. The pool was empty of water, but the surrounding tile floor was soaking wet. Briggs concluded the man did not drown. Why?
The pool was empty
The pool was empty of water. A person cannot drown in an empty swimming pool, regardless of how many heavy stones are in their pockets or whether the tile floor around it is wet.
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