- January 10, 2025
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A New Jersey man found floating facedown in the surf at a Marineland beach on July 5 was later pronounced dead at AdventHealth Palm Coast.
Beachgoers were performing CPR on the 79-year-old man when Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived on the scene at 9700 N. Ocean Shore Boulevard, just south of the public restrooms.
FCSO deputies took over compressions until Flagler County Fire Rescue and Palm Coast Fire Department teams arrived.
FCFR Rescue 24 brought the man to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, an incident report said.
A woman told deputies that the victim was her friend. She said he walked into the water about chest deep, and she later saw him facedown in the water, the report said.
She initially thought he was swimming, but after around 10 minutes, felt something was wrong.
Another man at the beach tried to pull the man to shore, but had to navigate the rocks of the jetty where the victim was floating.
Multiple witnesses said they did not see anything suspicious until the woman began asking for help, the report said.
