Suspicious Man's Boat Towed Near Nuke Plant

A James River boater who had a suspicious device chained to his body has been towed to shore by the Coast Guard.

Chief Petty Officer Mike Hvozda said Friday that the man was being cooperative, but authorities still don't know what's in the black box that was attached to a chain wrapped around the man's neck.

The man in the boat was several miles away from the nuclear power plant in Surry, Va., according to officials.

John Bull of the Virginia Marine Resources Commission said that the Surry nuclear power plant is about 2.5 miles away from where the man was, and that there was no indication that the plant was a target.

The man was in an inflatable boat and drifting with the current, Bull said. He has a metal chain around his neck and the chain is attached to a black box.

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