Detective Sterling arrived at a desert campsite where an explorer had died of dehydration. The explorer's canteen was completely empty, and his pack contained only a map, a compass, and a sealed bottle of saltwater. Sterling looked at the tracks leading away from the tent and arrested the camp guide for murder. What did the guide do to the water?
The guide replaced fresh water with saltwater
Drinking saltwater accelerates dehydration rather than curing it. The guide intentionally swapped the explorer's fresh water supply with saltwater to cause fatal dehydration.
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