CLEARWATER, Fla. — A New York man died after being pulled from the water on Sand Key on Thursday.
The City of Clearwater said police and fire rescue units responded to a call at Bayside Park on the Intercoastal Waterway around 4 p.m.
A 51-year-old New York Man was found unresponsive in the water.
Family members brought him to the sand, and people on the shore attempted life-saving measures, according to officials.
Clearwater Fire and Rescue (CFR) arrived and he was taken to Morton Plant Hospital. He died an hour later, according to CFR.
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