I had somebody, who lived in this area and knows this island make a comment on what probably happened. .
The water is about 3 feet deep for a bit of distance from the shore, Then it is a sudden drop to 30 feet. That area is known for taking a lot of lives.
The discolouration could be explained from him hitting rocks when he suddenly went down
Photos from the day show people in water above their shoulders. A person who does not swim can drown in a lot less. Especially when drunk which seems to be the point of these island rendezvous. And, from my experience in SW Florida it is not even expected that persons stay together as a group. The whole thing is a sideshow and a scam.
Rocks highly unlikely
I know Ship Horn Cat and Petit Bois well
Chandelier and Breton too
It’s sandy
There’s circumstances probably selectively reported that look fishy
But it’d be nice to have an accurate timeline wouldn’t it
Sadly google front loads scores of crap that just feeds the BS
The fact it’s my home state makes irresistible to race hustlers
Hopefully someone will get real info out there
He was obviously a black kid in a fairly high black population area who chose to run “white”
Probably so, and a good chance he didn’t know how to swim. A sudden drop like that in still water would just be a laugh for a decent swimmer.
Long ago (1957-1959) I attended an integrated high school. The black kids were great in all sports except swimming, where they sank like rocks. Swimming, OTOH, was the only one where I was decent.