VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Volusia County man has died after falling into the pool at his Deltona home, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to Lori Court around 5:30 p.m. on Sunday after a woman returned home from work and found her husband fully clothed, floating face down in the pool.
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The 67-year-old used a motorized wheelchair after he suffered multiple strokes and had limited mobility on his right side.
The woman told deputies that she noticed the wheelchair was leaning over the edge of the pool with its right-side tires hanging over the edge of the pool.
According to deputies, the woman jumped into the pool and pulled her husband to the pool stairs before calling 911.
“The wheelchair appeared to be stuck and indications are that the victim was trying to navigate around a hose on the deck when his wheelchair got stuck,” a news release stated.
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Deputies said there were no signs of foul play and this appears to be a “tragic accident.”
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