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Tampa man falls from watercraft, dies
By TIMES STAFF WRITER
Published June 2, 2006
MADEIRA BEACH - A Tampa man died Thursday afternoon shortly after falling from a rented watercraft. Justino Caballero, 63, was driving the three-person watercraft about 100 yards offshore in the 13900 block of Gulf Boulevard with his two granddaughters, ages 10 and 15, on board. All were wearing life jackets. Just before 3 p.m., Caballero took a sudden turn and the watercraft capsized, Pinellas sheriff's officials said. Caballero and the girls were thrown into the water. While trying to right the vessel, Caballero reportedly clutched his chest and removed his life jacket. Witnesses came to his aid and brought him and his granddaughters to shore. Caballero was taken by ambulance to Palms of Pasadena, where he died. Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Jim Bordner said investigators believe Caballero may have suffered a medical problem while in the water, but will await an autopsy by the Medical Examiner's Office to be certain.
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