Jogger missing four days found stuck waist-deep in swamp

ORLANDO -- A jogger missing for four days was found stuck in a waist-deep swamp near the University of Central Florida.

Eddie Meadows was forced to drink swamp water to keep hydrated during the four day ordeal. The 62-year-old left to run at lunchtime Thursday but never returned to his office at a nearby university research park, authorities said. A UCF police dog found Meadows parched and covered with bug bites on Monday.

``He's a strong guy. He's in good shape. He's a marathoner,'' said UCF Sgt. Woody Furnas, who found the jogger. ``He said he slept a lot and stayed down in the water. And he's been having to drink the swamp water.''