FL Mosquito Worker Found Face-Down While Out, Running Tests

A mosquito control worker was found face-down in a Florida creek where he had been sent to conduct tests.

The Tampa Bay Times reports a park ranger found the body of 63-year-old Rafael Lorenzo Ufret Ortiz on Monday. 

Pinellas County Sheriff's officials say the death isn't believed to be suspicious but the cause is not yet known.

Officials say Ortiz was a spray technician and was last seen about 7:30 a.m. going to the creek. Someone reported that a county truck appeared to be stuck along the easement, with a door open, about 11:45 a.m.

Officials say Ortiz had worked for the county since 2002.

An investigation continues.


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