At about 7:37 am Jazmines made a turn at hole number three and was last seen looking for his ball off the green. Jazmines’ golf cart was parked on the cart path and his putter was found on the ground near the water. said the sheriff’s office.
Deputies were called after Jazmines was reported missing and helped the Oldsmar fire department search the wooded area and the edge of the pond, the release said.
“The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office diving team responded and found Jazmines submerged in the water near his putter. He was declared dead on the spot,” the release said.
“Investigators say the evidence suggests Jazmines fell into the water and drowned. Deputies spoke to friends of Jazmines who say he likes to search the course for lost golf balls,” said the sheriff’s office.
It said the medical examiner’s office would conduct an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of death, but that the incident “does not appear suspicious at this point.”