A man has died after he was pulled from the Gulf near Plantation Beach Club on Captiva.
According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the scene at 11:50 a.m., Tuesday. LCSO identified the man as Guillermo Ledesma.
LCSO said Ledesma was visiting the area on vacation from Argentina. Ledesma's daughter advised deputies he had a heart condition. He was in the water and struggled to keep his head up.
A witness went into the water and pulled him to shore.
Ledesma was transported to Health Park Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
