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Destin Emergency Room

Suspected drowning: An unconscious man pulled from the Gulf of Mexico this afternoon later passed away at the Destin Emergency Room. The 911 call from near Sandpiper Cove off Gulf Shore Drive in Destin came in around 3:24. The man had been found floating face down and was not breathing. A nurse on the scene performed CPR before he was rushed to the Destin E-R. The individual was pronounced about an hour later. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The First Judicial Circuit Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the official cause of death.

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