Detectives Investigating Suspicious Death

Key West Police Detectives are looking into suspicious circumstances involving the death of a Lindale, Texas woman on Smather’s Beach Friday. Preliminary findings indicate her death might be a homicide.

Police were called just after 8 p.m. after Candice Cooper, 38, was pulled from the water by her companion, 48-year old Billy Baker.

Baker reported that he was a little way away from Cooper when he noticed her floating and unresponsive in the water. He brought her to shore and called 911 and began CPR. She was transported to Lower Keys Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.

The investigation is ongoing.

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