TAVARES, Florida—An elderly man was found dead in Lake Harris Wednesday afternoon after a witness noticed an unoccupied boat on the rocks on Lake Harris next to the Hickory Point Boat Ramp in Tavares around 5 p.m., according to Kristen Turner, Public Information Director of the Northeast Region of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC.)
The witness found the vessel on the rocks and then found the 72-year-old man face down in the water, Turner said in an email. The witness contacted authorities, and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Lake County Fire Rescue responded to the scene. LCFR pronounced the man deceased and FWC responded and took over the investigation, which is still active.
The man’s wife was notified, and she confirmed there were no other occupants on the boat, Turner said.
