Late reply, so someone might have already answered this--he says it's possible that the child got tangled in some debris. But he also said it would depend on the accuracy of the report--originally they said tape. If it was, then you'd have to look at the tape: was it stuck together or to the child, or just wrapped around? I don't know if the news reports have said--and that would be important. If the tape had been in the water already, it would be highly unlikely for it to stick to the child or itself.
But the twine or nylon rope--yes, things can get tangled in these, the currents, etc. can make it wrap around things, probably including bodies. (Think about the last time you went wading at the beach--if there was seaweed, it just almost automatically wraps itself around your feet, and you have to shake it off.)
Amen to the seaweed, but it's those darn jellyfish that manage to wrap their long tentacles around my body I remember the most! Lots of water, but they find little ole me!
Geraldo is looking so Angelic wearing that Halo today. He's taken a defensive shot right across Dan Abram's bow. NO one steals the show from Geraldo...:~)
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