He was found hiding behind a shed wearing only flip-flops and a wrist watch.

That naked, and reportedly intoxicated man was 24 year-old Jeffrey Bradford of Moon Twp, Allegheny County, a pilot for Pinnacle Airlines.

Police say Bradford and a flight attendant, 24 year-old Adrianna Connor of Belleville, Michigan, were drinking at a bar near the Best Western on Eisenhower Boulevard. According to court documents, the two stopped in the woods on their way back to the hotel to fool around. But somehow they got separated.

That's when Connor broke into a vehicle in the 100 block of Richardson Road. That vehicle was a marked Lower Swatara Fire Department SUV belonging to Chief Robert Furlong.

Furlong heard Connor yelling in the woods and called police. Connor told authorities she broke into the car to get a flashlight to search for Bradford.

Bradford and Connor were arrested and released on bail.

Pinnacle Airlines flies regional jets for Northwest Airlink and Delta Connection. Bradford and Connor were scheduled to work a 7:30am Northwest Airlink flight out of Harrisburg. A spokesperson says another crew was called in to work, and that flight left an hour and 20 minutes late.

Joe Williams, Director of Corporate Communications for Pinnacle Airlines, released this statement: "We're conducting an internal investigation and will take appropriate action. The pilot and flight attendant have been removed from flight status, pending the outcome of that investigation. They were not on duty at the time, and never close to a plane."

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