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73-year-old man dies at Florida beach after disappearing under water, deputies say

By FOX 35 News Staff
Updated  July 19, 2021 10:41am EDT
Brevard County
FOX 35 Orlando

73-year-old man dies at Florida beach after disappearing under water, deputies say

Deputies said that the man was standing in the surf on Playalinda Beach on Sunday when he disappeared under the water. He never resurfaced and was later pulled from the water.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - Deputies are collecting evidence after the death of a 73-year-old man in Brevard County.

They said that the man was standing in the surf on Playalinda Beach on Sunday when he disappeared under the water. He never resurfaced and was later pulled from the water.

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He was said to have been pronounced dead at a hospital. 

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