North Carolina tourist dies during Florida snorkeling trip

KEY WEST, FL (AP) — Officials say a tourist from North Carolina died following a snorkeling trip off the Florida Keys.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says 42-year-old Erica Michelle Brown was snorkeling with family and friends Sunday afternoon when she began signaling for help. Someone on the boat began CPR. She was transferred to a U.S. Coast Guard boat.

Paramedics waiting on shore took her to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.

Sheriff’s officials didn’t list Brown’s hometown in North Carolina.

Officials say autopsy results are pending.