Police identify victim recovered from Windermere boating accident

Orange County Sheriff's Office recovered the body of the 26-year-old man.

By Michael Eng
| 9:24 p.m. August 21, 2021

West Orange Times & Observer
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Orange County Sheriff's Office officials have identified the man who died following a Friday, Aug. 20, boating accident in Windermere.

Sheriff's Office investigators said the body of Alejandro Urbina Sanchez, 26, was located and recovered at about 11:01 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, from R.D. Keene Park, 10900 Chase Road, Windermere. There is no foul play suspected, officials said.

According to earlier reports, at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, deputies responded to the location in reference to a boating accident. Sanchez was at R.D. Keene Park with a friend. He was riding on a Jet Ski and fell off. He did not resurface. Orange County Fire Rescue crews responded and deployed a dive team that evening, but the search effort was halted because of the lack of light. It resumed in the morning.

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As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.