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Grady Judd: Man drowns in Lake Clinch on Sunday

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Published  September 14, 2025 6:16pm EDT
Polk County
FOX 13 News

The Brief

    • A man drowned in Lake Clinch on Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
    • Marine deputies and Frostproof Fire Rescue responded to the scene and found 52-year-old Pierre Richard Flourde at the bottom of the lake.
    • Attempts to revive him were unsuccessful.

What we know:

FROSTPROOF, Fla. - Marine deputies and Frostproof Fire Rescue responded to the scene and found the man on the bottom of the lake.

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Courtesy: Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Despite life-saving efforts, the victim was pronounced dead.

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The backstory:

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says Pierre Flourde was having a great time on shore with his family when his beached boat started to drift away.  Flourde jumped in the lake to get his boat when he went under.  A friend tried to rescue him without success.

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The Source: Information for this story was provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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