Crime & Safety
Body Of Missing FL Boater Found In Charlotte Harbor: Sheriff
Missing Florida boater's body found in Charlotte Harbor after he fell into the water Sunday evening, Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said.
Updated: Tuesday, 11:50 a.m.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FL — The body of a missing boater was found Monday evening in Charlotte Harbor, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office wrote in a Facebook post.
Justin David Riston was boating with a friend Sunday evening when he fell into the water around 7:30 p.m., the agency said.
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It was believed that he fell in the area between the Charlotte Beach Complex and the Tamiami Trail Bridge.
The sheriff’s office, the U.S. Coast Guard, Punta Gorda Fire Department, Punta Gorda Police Department and Charlotte County Fire & EMS are assisting the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission with the search.
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FWC is the lead investigative agency in the case.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts can contact the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office at 941-639-2101.
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