The Brief
- A 63-year-old man died after falling overboard near channel marker 18 in St. Petersburg during a family boating trip on Saturday morning.
- Following the accident, a multi-agency search in the channel south of Maximo Park in St. Petersburg, including the U.S. Coast Guard and Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, was launched, spanning two days.
- Divers located the victim’s body Sunday afternoon. While the investigation remains open, detectives currently believe the drowning was an accident.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A family boating trip in St. Petersburg turned tragic this weekend after a 63-year-old man fell overboard.
The backstory:
According to PCSO, detectives responded to 6701 Sunshine Skyway Lane South on Saturday around 11:35 a.m. after Tony Le fell into the water while boating with his family. Investigators learned that he was sitting at the back of the boat while they were going about 10 miles per hour. Once Le’s family realized he had fallen overboard, his family immediately turned around. His family and other nearby boaters were unable to find Le.…