Medical examiner IDs man who drowned at Padre Balli Park

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Medical examiners identified 51-year-old Robert Mendez as the man who drowned on the Fourth of July in Padre Balli Park.

Last Friday, the Corpus Christi Police Department officials were dispatched to the 11000 block of Gulf Beach at approximately 3:07 p.m. regarding a drowning.

By the time authorities arrived, the man had already been pulled from the water and received CPR…

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