A 40-year-old man drowned today in the
waters off St. George Island
Sheriff A.J. Smith reported on a
facebook video Monday afternoon that a visitor to the island became
distressed and drowned sometime after 2 p.m.
He was swimming off the 400 block of
East Gorrie Drive.
He said deputies and first responders
attempted first aid and the man was taken to Weems Memorial Hospital
but could not be resuscitated.
He said the man arrived on the island
from Mississippi on Saturday with his wife and two children.
The beach flags on St. George Island on
Monday were yellow, meaning a moderate hazard for currents and waves.
The sheriff pointed out that conditions
can change quickly and that the conditions were pretty rough when the
drowning occurred.
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