New York man dies on Sand Key Thursday afternoon

CLEARWATER, Fla. - Clearwater Police and Clearwater Fire & Rescue responded to a water-rescue Thursday afternoon on Sand Key. 

The incident occurred just after 4 p.m. at Bayside Park on the Intracoastal Waterway. 

Officials say a 51-year-old man from New York was found floating and unresponsive by family members in the water. 

They brought him to the sand, where others on shore began attempting life-saving measures. 

When Clearwater Fire & Rescue personnel arrived, they too tried to save the man. He was taken to Morton Plant Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The victim's name has not been released.