MINNEAPOLIS - ST PAUL STAR TRIBUNE

Man Lies Dead in Shower for Days, Floods Apartment Building

A Minneapolis seniors' housing project had to be vacated and the residents placed in hotels after a bizarre incident saw massive areas of the building flooded. Inspectors are saying the incident was among the most unusual they had ever seen.

A 68-year-old resident was apparently taking a shower when at some point he died. For four days his corpse lay there, with the shower running. Eventually, his body adjusted into a position which blocked the drain, and the water began to rise.

It spilled over the tub and flooded the 19th floor apartment, where it eventually began to flood all the way to the street. Residents then discovered the grisly scene, and the authorities were summoned. Police believe the man died of natural causes.