Crime & Safety

Woman Dies in Apparent Drowning at Lake Ruby in St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Police were called to 26th Avenue and 35th Street North shortly after 9:30 a.m. Aug. 24, where they discovered a woman unresponsive in Lake Ruby.

A 57-year-old woman is dead after an apparent drowning at Lake Ruby in St. Petersburg early Saturday.

St. Petersburg Police were called to 26th Avenue and 35th Street North shortly after 9:30 a.m. Aug. 24, where they discovered a woman unresponsive in Lake Ruby.

St. Petersburg Fire Rescue recovered the victim from the lake. Her body showed no obvious signs of trauma, according to a St. Petersburg Police news release.

The woman's identity is not yet known. 


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