PONCE DE LEON -- A man who was pulled from Ponce de Leon Springs Saturday has died.
The Holmes County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as David Allen McCartt, 50, of DeFuniak Springs.
Witnesses report McCartt was seen easing himself into the water from a sitting position shortly before the incident.
Destin resident Cynthia Foss, who was at the springs with family from Bonifay, said she was the first to administer CPR.
“None of us really saw him struggle,” Foss said. “He just sort of slide in, and the next time I saw him, he was being pulled from the water. A park ranger said he was pulled from the underwater cave, which is a good 20 feet below the surface.”
McCartt was taken to
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Witnesses report David Allen McCartt, 50, of DeFuniak Springs, was seen easing himself into the water from a sitting position shortly before the incident.
Destin resident Cynthia Foss, who was at the springs with family from Bonifay, said she was the first to administer CPR.
“None of us really saw him struggle,” Foss said. “He just sort of slide in, and the next time I saw him, he was being pulled from the water. A park ranger said he was pulled from the underwater cave, which is a good 20 feet below the surface.”
McCartt remains in ICU at