Toy Skull Sparks Investigation At The Arkansas River In Tulsa

Friday, May 6th 2011, 9:41 am

By: News On 6

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TULSA, Oklahoma -- Tulsa Police and Fire say what appeared to be a human skull found in the Arkansas River near 32nd and Riverside Drive was actually just a toy.

Tulsa Fire spokesman Tim Smallwood says a fisherman found the skull in the river Friday morning.

Investigators quickly confirmed it was a battery-powered toy skull.

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