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Woman found dead on Indian Rocks Beach identified

 
Published Feb. 27, 2015

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Sheriff's deputies have identified the woman found dead on the beach Wednesday night.

Sherry A. Lefler, 62, of Redington Shores was found near 1000 Gulf Blvd. Wednesday before 11 p.m.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office later learned that Indian Shores police, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the U.S. Coast Guard had been searching for a swimmer reported missing earlier that day.

Witnesses told authorities they spotted a woman struggling in the water.

Lefler's death does not appear suspicious, the Sheriff's Office said.