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65-year-old man dies after canoe capsizes at Harborview Boat Ramp in Jacksonville

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM · 1 min read
65-year-old man dies after canoe capsizes at Harborview Boat Ramp in Jacksonville — News4JAX Local, Fleming Island Government news
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A 65-year-old man died Tuesday after being found in the water near a capsized canoe at a Jacksonville boat ramp, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office incident report.A witness told officers that someone in a car alerted him to a person in distress near the Harborview Boat Ramp. The witness tried to help, but the man went underwater.Initially, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department crews were unable to recover Nelson because of the water’s depth. The JSO dive unit later recovered his body.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission took over the investigation.

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