OKALOOSA COUNTY DROWNING

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible drowning in the Gulf Saturday afternoon. A 911 call was received from near Sandpiper Cove off Gulf Shore Drive around 3:30 Saturday after a man was found floating face down and not breathing. He was taken to the Destin Emergency Room where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death.

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