Pinellas County Sheriff's Office is investigating a death investigation after a citizen found a body on a beach at Fort De Soto Park.

Deputies received the call around 11:17 a.m. Thursday and responded to the far end of the East Beach of the park at 3500 Pinellas Bayway South, in Tierra Verde.

Detectives said Dyrle Burkett, 57, was found in the water near the shore. When deputies and paramedics arrived, Burkett was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators also said Burkett was reported to have made earlier statements to harm himself.

No other information has been released at this time. 

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