The Lee County Sheriff's Office has identified Santos Tiul-Chen, 17; Victor Pedro-Gaspar, 19, and Pedro Miguel Pascual, 21, as the three people who drowned on Saturday in the river near the Franklin ...

“There were two kayakers in the river, and they were struggling because the waves are so high, and now one of the kayaks just flipped so the kayakers in the water,” said a caller to the Fort Myers ...

Three young men drowned after swimming in the Caloosahatchee River near the Franklin Lock in Alva, Florida. The Lee County Sheriff's Office has identified the three who drowned on Saturday May 18 as ...

Three friends drowned in the Caloosahatchee River near Fort Myers on May 18, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. Getty Images/iStockphoto Efforts to rescue a 17-year-old boy from a Florida ...

At least three 911 calls alerted Fort Myers Police of two kayakers as one upended and they struggled in rough water in the Caloosahatchee River last week. Fort Myers Police said they expect the two ...

Fort Myers Police said Tuesday they expect two kayakers they recued Monday evening will make a full recovery. The Fort Myers Police Department Marine Unit, along with the Florida State Guard Maritime ...

Jacksonville District announced increased release targets at the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam (S-79) upon the onset of the dry season beginning on Oct. 29. “USACE and our partners at the South Florida ...

The incident occurred Saturday at the Caloosahatchee River in Franklin Lock Park in Lee County. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is ...

This story has been updated to identify the third victim. The Lee County Sheriff's Office has identified Santos Tiul-Chen, 17; Victor Pedro-Gaspar, 19, and Pedro Miguel Pascual, 21, as the three ...