Chickamauga man found dead in Panama City

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PANAMA CITY, FL. (WRCB) -- Police in Panama City, Florida say a north Georgia man died on the beach early Sunday morning.

The police report says a man found Kevin Lamar New, Jr., of Chickamauga, floating in the water and pulled him to the beach.

Someone else performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but they were not able to revive him.

New's wife says he went fishing that morning.

She told also told police her husband has a history of seizures.

No word on a cause of death.

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