Overview
- Deputies responded to Ichetucknee Springs State Park after the body was discovered Oct. 21, when a couple tubing the river saw a float with a man clinging by one arm and a witness pulled him from the water.
- Park staff identified the man as 75-year-old Dennis John Faust and said he was a regular visitor to the springs.
- Columbia County detectives investigated the scene and say they found no obvious signs of foul play.
- Authorities have notified the family and the Medical Examiner’s Office is working to provide a final determination on the cause of death.
- Ichetucknee Springs is a popular tubing and recreation site, and local law enforcement handled the on-scene response while the coroner’s review and the county investigation remain open.