The Hanging

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I'm not too sure why the scarf color was misleading.

Not the colour, but the scarf itself. If he hangs himself, rather than jumps and drowns, that might be made clearer. Does the scarf tear, is that why he ends up in the water? Also, does a body remain in a 'Vitruvian Man' shape in the water, or does friction act on the limbs pushing/drawing them into the body? (I don't know, just asking).

The title is a bit misleading.  I thought that too, but as I read it, realized he drowned himself, the hanging came later.