Man found floating in Gulf in critical condition

PANAMA CITY BEACH

An unidentified Hispanic male remained in critical condition Monday afternoon after he was found floating face down in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday evening.
Security staff members at the Holiday Inn on Front Beach Road saw the man floating about 40 yards out from shore around 6 p.m. Sunday, according to a Panama City Beach Police report. He was not breathing when they pulled him to shore, but he began breathing after the security staff members performed CPR.
The man was taken to Bay Medical Center, where he was in critical condition Monday afternoon, said Panama City Beach Police Chief Drew Whitman.