SARASOTA, Fla. — After hours of searching for a diver who was last seen near Manasota Beach, deputies say they found the man dead.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office responded just after noon Sunday when a 911 call came in from a man claiming his dive partner, 66-year-old Gail Smith, was missing after last seeing him around 9:30 a.m.
The caller told deputies the two were searching for shark teeth in an area that was 21 feet deep, around one-quarter mile south-southwest from the shore of Manasota Beach…