VSO: 95-Year-Old-Man Drowns In Pool

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DeLand, FL - Volusia County deputies say a 95-year-old man was pronounced dead after he was found floating in a pool at his home.

Deputies say the man, who has been identified as Emerson Bissinger of Lake Talmadge Road, had been working in his yard and on his home's pool Friday.

Emerson's wife, Sharon, told investigators that she left the home earlier in the day and returned later in the afternoon to find her husband, along with his walker and glasses, in the pool and unresponsive.

After Mrs. Bissinger found her husband in the pool, she called 911. Volusia County Fire Services and EVAC ambulance responded to the home. Emerson was pronounced dead on scene by rescue workers.

Investigators say there were no signs of foul play.