“No swim” signs have been placed around Bean Point Beach following the drowning death of a 20-year-old on Aug. 31. Within the last month, there have been three drownings near Bean Point – two on Aug.

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. - A search for a missing swimmer near Anna Maria Island's Bean Point Beach has concluded with the grim discovery of a body, which authorities believe to be that of 20-year-old ...

After a man drowned off a popular Anna Maria Island beach over the Labor Day weekend, city officials are speeding up plans to ban swimming in the area. The death of 20-year-old Abhigyan Patel is the ...

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla (SNN) — A popular stretch of Anna Maria Island is now officially off limits to swimmers after two recent deaths and a number of other close calls. City leaders say the move is ...

A multi-agency search effort is ongoing Monday morning for a swimmer who was swept away by the tide off Bean Point on Anna Maria Island on Sunday. A multi-agency search effort is ongoing Monday ...

Bean Point on Anna Maria Island is pictured in this 2019 Bradenton Herald file photo. Tiffany Tompkins [email protected] A swimmer who went missing off the coast of Anna Maria Island has been ...

About 25 miles north of Siesta Key – around an hour's drive – is Anna Maria Island, a barrier island off the coast of Bradenton overlooking Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Long a favorite among ...

Plan a trip to Anna Maria Island and experience the quiet delights of this pristine Florida beach. Anna Maria Island is still ...

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