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Cape Coral man dies in waters off Fort Myers Beach
A Cape Coral man died on the waters off Fort Myers Beach Monday morning after what the Lee County Sheriff's Office believes to have been a possible drowning caused by a medical event. Described by officials as a man who appeared to be in his 60s, bystanders pulled the man out of the Gulf of Mexico around 11:45 a.m. on Memorial Day and provided CPR initially. Lee County Sheriff's Office personnel then responded and also provided CPR along with the assistance of Lee County EMS and Fort Myers Beach firefighters near Beach Access 33 and Alva Drive. "The male was pronounced deceased at the hospital," Lee County Sheriff's Office Public Affairs Secretary Kate Walter said. "It's not ...
