Body Found At Ft. De Soto Identified

FORT DE SOTO, Fla. (970 WFLA) - The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office has identified the body of a man who washed up near the shore of Ft. De Soto Park on Wednesday.

Dyrle Burkett, 57, was found along the far end of East Beach.

Deputies said the St. Petersburg resident's death was not natural.

Burkett had made statements about possibly harming himself, according to investigators.  But so far no cause of death has been released.


photo credit: pinellascounty.org


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