Elderly Woman Drowns in Pool

The death of an elderly woman who was found floating in the pool at her East Lake home appears to be accidental, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies think the drowning of 83 year-old Barbara Reid may have been health related. They say Reid woke up about 8 a.m. Friday, July 13, washed a load of laundry and then told her husband she was going for a swim in the pool. Joseph Reid found her floating face down in the pool around 9 a.m.. He pulled her out of the pool and dialed 911, according to deputies.

East Lake Fire Rescue crews responded to the home, which is in the Briarwick subdivision in the community of Ridgemoor. Reid was pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner's office will determine the cause of her death.