99-year-old Clearwater man drowns

Published August 13, 2014 10:04am ET



CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a 99-year-old man fell from a chair into a swimming pool at his home and drowned.

The incident happened in Clearwater on Tuesday afternoon.

Clearwater officials say Eugene Polard was taken to Mease Hospital Dunedin, where he was pronounced dead.

No further details were immediately available.