He’s obviously alive in that picture. I can’t imagine the horror.
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I thought he looked dead. Certainly in other pics he did. His lips are blue and there is mottling (blood pooling) that is seen (which occurs hours after death).
It was reported earlier that his body was not found until 12 hours later.
Agreed. Already deceased. The livor mortis is evident and the rest of his color is that of several hours post-mortem. I have seen too many.
People can get fooled by stil photos that look like his head is erect when it actually may be flopping from on side to another and is caught in the instant of a photo.
The eyes are partially open but that too is very common in death.