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Police investigate death of Madeira Beach boater Authorities received a call Friday night from someone who heard a person calling for help from the water behind Madeira Beach Fundamental Elementary School.     Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and LUIS SANTANA | Times ] Updated 2 hours ago MADEIRA BEACH — Authorities are investigating the death of a 33-year-old boater who was aboard a dinghy that sank near an elementary school Friday night, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office news release. Detectives and...

Body of missing boater found after son, 2 others swim to shore By FOX 13 News Staff Published  MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit located the body of Dwight Haggins, 33, after they say a dingy he was in with three other people, including his 6-year-old son, sank Friday night. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a call for help in the water behind Madeira Beach Fundamental Elementary School around 11:10 p.m. on Friday. Investigators say Nicholas Dunski, 31, Dunski launched his dingy from the Madeira Beach McDonalds l...

MADEIRA BEACH — Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office reported about 8:16 a.m. May 15 that the body of a boater reported missing offshore Madeira Beach had been found. Deputies responded to Madeira Beach Fundamental Elementary School, 501 Tom Stuart Causeway, about 11:10 p.m. May 14 after someone reported hearing someone calling for help in the water behind the school. According to detectives with the Robbery/Homicide Unit, Nicholas Dunski, 31, launched his dingy from the Madeira Beach McDonalds, 650 150th Ave., with Dwight Haggins, 33, Haggins’ son Kapone Fitzergald, 6, and friend ...