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A North Carolina man died of unknown causes while snorkeling nine miles northwest of Key West, Florida, according to investigators.<\/p>\n

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He has been identified as 56-year-old Benjamin Lee Millspaw<\/a> of Belmont, the Monroe County Sheriff\u2019s Office wrote in a May 11 Facebook post.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was pulled from the water unconscious at approximately 11:59 a.m. on May 10 … near Cottrell Key,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMillspaw was pronounced dead at Lower Keys Medical Center on Stock Island. Millspaw was with a commercial snorkel company.\u201d<\/p>\n

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An autopsy is scheduled to determine a cause of death, officials say. Foul play is suspected to be a factor in the incident, the sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n

Cottrell Key<\/a> is nine miles northwest of Key West and is one of three mangrove islands included in the Key West National Wildlife Refuge.<\/p>\n

\u201cA no-motor zone of 300 feet surrounds Cottrell Key. The wildlife management area is just 56 acres in size,\u201d NOAA reports.<\/p>\n

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