Women arrested for trying to bring dead man on airplane

Two women were arrested attempting to purchase a ticket for a dead man.  They attempted to hide the face that he was dead, by placing him in a wheelchair and putting sunglasses on him.

Did they get this idea by watching Weekend at Bernie's?

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