An 85-year-old woman drowned April 25 at Coquina Beach in Bradenton Beach.
She was found unresponsive in the Gulf of Mexico at about 5:15 p.m. by beachgoers.
Bradenton Beach Police Lt. Lenard Diaz said the woman’s body was removed from the water by the beachgoers, who signaled for help.
Manatee County marine rescue lifeguards and EMTs responded within minutes and attempted to resuscitate the woman, whose name was not released as of April 29.
Diaz said the woman and her son were visiting from Canada and near the end of a six-month vacation to the area.
She had told her son she was going for a walk on Coquina Beach.
About 30 minutes later, he realized she had not come back and became concerned.
When he arrived to look for her, he saw two people carrying a woman from the water, which turned out to be his mother.
— Robert Anderson
