Coroner: Louisiana man died from accidental drowning

Published 1:00 pm Thursday, April 16, 2015

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Harrison County officials say the death of a Louisiana man was an accidental drowning. Coroner Gary Hargrove tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/1DKRo57) trauma was found on the body.

Twenty-six-year-old Ronald Whitaker disappeared during a boys’ night out on the Coast for concerts associated with Biloxi Black Beach Weekend.

His body was found Tuesday in the Biloxi Harbor behind the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

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