No Foul Play in SCAT Bus Depot Death, Cops Say

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has announced there is no foul play suspected in the death of a 57-year-old man whose body was found Monday evening.

According to the sheriff’s office, a deputy found the man’s body while patrolling near the SCAT bus depot at 2500 Mall Drive around 5:21 p.m.

The man has been identified as Michael Zelinka. Deputies announced Tuesday that Zelinka died due to medical issues.

This is the second deceased person found in Sarasota County in a single day. Early Monday morning, a woman found the body of a man on the loading dock outside Doctors Hospital. No new developments have been announced in that case.

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