     ACCORDING TO INITIAL POLICE INVESTIGATION: THE DECEASED RESIDED IN NEW JERSEY AND WAS VISITING THE MIAMI BEACH AREA WITH HIS WIFE.  ACCORDING TO HIS WIFE, HE KNEW HOW TO SWIM VERY WELL. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM HYPERTENSION AND RECENTLY HAD A BENIGN TUMOR REMOVED.

     JULY 28, 1996 THE DECEASED WAS DISCOVERED FLOATING FACE DOWN APPROX 15 FEET FROM THE SHORELINE. TWO BEACHGOERS PULLED HIM FROM THE WATER AND SUMMONED LIFEGUARDS, POLICE AND FIRE-RESCUE. UPON FIRE-RESCUE ARRIVAL, HE WAS PRONOUNCED D.O.A..

     DECEASED WAS WEARING BLUE PRINT SWIMMING TRUNKS, A PAIR OF "SHORE MATES" GREY AND BLACK WATERSOCKS. INSIDE HIS LEFT FRONT POCKET WAS A PAIR OF PRESCRIPTION GLASSES. HE WAS WEARING A "TIMEX" WRISTWATCH AND A YELLOW METAL WEDDING BAND ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.