The City of Anna Maria is considering a permanent swim ban at Bean Point Beach after multiple drowning incidents in August.

The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the latest of several drownings or near-drownings that have occurred off Bean ...

Abhigyan Patel, a 20-year-old Indian student, tragically drowned at Bean Point Beach on Anna Maria Island in Florida. Patel, ...

Within the last month, there have been three drownings near Bean Point – two on Aug. 9 and one on Aug. 31. Bean Point Beach ...

In August, four people were rescued and two lost their lives off of Bean Point on Anna Maria Island. On Labor Day weekend, 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel died after a Sunday evening swim off of Bean Point ...

Rescue crews from various agencies searched extensively for the swimmer who was last seen off Bean Point in Anna Maria Island ...

Benjamin Tuffley of Keystone Heights, near Gainesville, was much more than just a husband and father. His family said he inspired them to live boldly and without fear. They're values they’ve promised ...

A popular stretch of Anna Maria Island is now officially off limits to swimmers after two recent deaths and a number of other ...

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office has identified a 20-year-old swimmer who drowned off of Bean Point Beach on Sunday. A body later identified as that of Abhigyan Patel had been recovered from the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said a body was found just west of where a swimmer disappeared near Anna Maria Island’s Bean Point Beach. Deputies believe the body ...