Fort Myers Beach man dies after kayak incident near Sanibel Causeway
A Fort Myers Beach man found in the water this morning near an overturned kayak this morning has died, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said this afternoon. Mark Kocher, 61, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after emergency responders rescued him from the water near the Sanibel Causeway. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the Sanibel Police Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and Lee County EMS responded to the single-vessel incident near the Sanibel Causeway. Preliminary information indicates one person was found unresponsive in the water near an overturned kayak just outside the Sanibel Causeway, ...
