FROSTPROOF, Fla. — A 52-year-old man drowned Sunday while with his family on Lake Clinch in Frostproof, authorities said.
According to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, Pierre Flourde was in a pavilion near the lake when he noticed his docked boat begin to drift away. He swam after it but eventually went under the water and did not resurface.
Frostproof Fire Rescue and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s marine unit responded to the scene. Crews located Flourde in the water, but despite rescue efforts, he could not be revived.
The sheriff’s office called it a tragic accident and said no foul play is suspected.
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