Crime & Safety

Suspicious Death Under Investigation in St. Pete Beach

Breaking: A man's body was found near the intersection of 78th Avenue and Coquina Way in St. Pete Beach Thursday afternoon.

ST. PETE BEACH, FL — The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Thursday afternoon death of a man in St. Pete Beach.

According to the agency, a call came in about the death around 1:46 p.m. When deputies responded to an area near 78th Avenue and Coquina Way they found an adult male dead, an email from the sheriff’s office said.

“Detectives say the victim died under suspicious circumstances,” the email added.

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No further information, including the cause of death or victim’s identity have been released. Deputies have said a man is being interviewed in regard to the case and there is no threat to the public.

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