A 38 year old tourist in Destin who was seen struggling in the Gulf of Mexico off Gulf Shore Drive was later pulled from the water unconscious and did not survive.
First responders were called out to the area around 300 Gulf Shore Drive at 2 p.m.
Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies say bystanders attempted to help the drowning individual but were pulled underwater and were unable to pull him from the Gulf before he became unconscious.
