Missing swimmer found dead near Madeira Beach: PCSO

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. - A missing swimmer was found dead in Pinellas County near Madeira Beach early Tuesday morning, according to the sheriff's office.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, deputies were working a water rescue call near John's Pass shortly after 6 p.m. Monday for a reported adult swimmer in distress. 

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Search efforts were set to resume Tuesday morning, but at around 6:20 a.m., someone found the swimmer, 31-year-old Hector Colon, dead on the shore of Madeira Beach.

Investigators say Colon was in the water with his roommate, who was able to swim backwards to stay afloat as the current got stronger. Colon disappeared moments later.

Several agencies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, assisted in the search effort.

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