PANAMA CITY BEACH — Police are investigating the death of spring breaker who was found dead at a Beach motel pool.
Dante Jermaine Bryant, 20, of Warner Robins, Georgia, had been drinking various alcoholic beverages throughout the afternoon and at some point left his room at the Palm Grove Motel, 14513 Front Beach Road, according to a Panama City Beach Police news release. Bryant's friends notified police at 7:49 p.m. because he hadn't returned, and police inssued a BOLO (be on the lookout).
Bryant's friends continued to look for him at the motel, beachside and along Front Beach Road. They returned to the motel at about 9:45 p.m. and two of his friends discovered his body submerged in the deep end of the pool, and they called 911, police reported. Emergency crews were unable to revive him.
Investigators were unable to locate any witnesses who had seen Bryant at or around the pool. They believe the death was alcohol-related and no foul play is suspected, according to the news release.
The case is listed as "ongoing" and the official cause of death will be determined by the 14th Judicial Circuit Medical Examiner's Office.