Dead man's dangling legs greet couple

A New Mexico couple returned home from a week-long vacation to find the legs of a dead man dangling from their ceiling, police said.

The man was identified as Carl Smith, 81, and he was the former husband of the woman who lived in the home, said Trish Ahrensfield, a spokeswoman for the Albuquerque police.

"He was stuck in an air conditioner duct," she said, adding that a cause of death had not yet been determined.

Police said it appeared the man had been trying to break into the home from the roof and died while attempting to get in through the air conditioner duct.

The couple, who were not identified, said their home was cold when they returned and they went to the bathroom to see if the heater had been shut off. When they looked up, they saw the legs hanging from the ceiling.