Was floating object a lung?

ST. PETERSBURG -- A St. Petersburg man received a surprise Sunday afternoon when he found what appeared to be a lung floating in a canal behind his home in the Old Northeast.

When he found the organ, the man, a research biologist, fished out the object and called the St. Petersburg Police Department. The medical examiner came and picked up the object, according to police officials.

Eariler today, police officials informed him that the "lung" was not human.

It is still unclear what type of animal the organ came from and whether or not it was actually a lung.

--Nicole Hutcheson, Times Staff Writer

[Special to the Times]