LARGO, Fla. — A man found dead in a Florida lake while searching for frisbees and other flying discs was missing three limbs after a likely encounter with alligators, police said Friday.
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Largo Police Department spokeswoman Megan Santo said in an email that the medical examiner’s final report on the death of Sean McGuinness would be finished in about two months.
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McGuinness, 47, was found May 31 in the lake in Taylor Park, which is adjacent to a disc golf course. Authorities say McGuinness was known to frequent the lake to find discs and sell them.
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It’s not clear whether McGuinness drowned, had a medical issue or was killed by alligators. But Santo said he was missing three limbs when his body was found.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said two large alligators were trapped — one 10 feet long, the other 8 feet — but necropsies did not implicate either in McGuinness’ death.
Largo is a suburb of St. Petersburg.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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