Sheriff’s Office emphasizes no evidence of shark attack, in spite of witness speculation
The man who died during a Sept. 21 incident off Beach Access 9 on Siesta Key has been identified as John A. Miller, 46, of Sarasota, The Sarasota News Leader learned this week from the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office.
In a Facebook post, the Maloney Funeral Home noted that Miller was a Wisconsin native who worked in construction “and resided half the year in Hillsboro, Ohio,” and the other half in Sarasota. “He attended the Amish Church and loved fishing,” the notice added.
His funeral was conducted on Sept. 27 at the Tourist Mennonite church on Bahia Vista Street in Sarasota, the News Leader also learned. He was survived by his parents and his seven children, Echovita’s obituary said…