Police investigating a drowning at Cape Coral home

Drowning reported in Cape Coral. Photo via WINK News

Cape Coral police are investigating a drowning that happened late Thursday night, where according to neighbors near the scene, a body was pulled from a canal behind a home.

According to CCPD, a 75-year-old man was pulled from a canal behind a home at 1600 Block, Southeast 14th Street in Cape Coral.

A neighbor found the man unresponsive in the canal and helped bring him over to the seawall to remove him from the water.

No other details have been provided.

Trust WINK News to have more on this as we are updated on the investigation.

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