ANNA MARIA -- A Tampa-based orthopedic surgeon died Saturday afternoon in his weekend home, the sheriffs office reports.
Dr. Blaine Markee was found floating face down in the hot tub at his home located in the 200 block of Periwinkle Plaza at about 6:15 p.m., a media release said.
Emergency personnel was called immediately when the body was found. Markees wife started CPR as she waited for help, the release said.
The Manatee County Sheriffs Office, paramedics and fire rescue crews responded to the scene, the release said, but Markee was pronounced dead at the scene.
The cause of death remains under investigation. There were no indications of foul play.


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