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Body located on Okaloosa Island - believed to be missing paddle boarder

By Staff Reports

Okaloosa County, FL

A body believed to be the missing paddle boarder was located Sunday morning on Okaloosa Island, according to a press release from Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

OCSO received a call around 8 a.m. from an individual who said they saw a body washed ashore behind a condominium located at 670 Nautilus Court.

The body is believed to be 51-year-old John Andrew Frye of Fort Walton Beach who disappeared while paddleboarding in rough surf Christmas Eve morning near The Boardwalk on the island.

The body has been turned over to the Medical Examiner's Office, the report said.


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