Water Incident Near Horn Island Results in Man's Death
Jackson County, Miss. (WLOX) — A man died Sunday afternoon following a water incident near Horn Island, authorities said.
Details of the Incident
Jackson County Deputy Coroner James Prisock reported the man had jumped from an anchored boat into shallow water. He resurfaced unconscious and was taken by the Department of Marine Resources to Ocean Springs Harbor.
Response and Investigation
A life-flight helicopter was requested, but responders pronounced the man dead at the scene. Officials are withholding his identity until next of kin can be notified.