30-05-2025
Concerned parks employee found unresponsive woman at Hobe Sound Beach
HOBE SOUND — A woman was found unresponsive in the back of her truck by a Martin County Parks Department employee on May 25, according to a Martin County sheriff's incident report released May 30.
Sheriff's deputies went to Hobe Sound Beach at 1 South Beach Road just after 7 a.m. May 25 in response to a call about an unresponsive woman in her vehicle. Upon arrival, they saw Jupiter Island officers setting a perimeter and providing security for the area.
The man who made the call told deputies he arrived at the beach for groundskeeping and while he was picking up trash in the parking lot, he saw shattered glass next to a silver Toyota Tacoma.
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The employee was concerned the Toyota had been burglarized, so he glanced into the truck through the shattered rear passenger window. He saw a woman lying in the back seat and a rifle near her. He called law enforcement.
Jupiter Island Police Department officers learned the woman arrived in the area around 9:47 p.m. May 24, according to the report.
The incident was ruled a suicide, Martin County sheriff's spokesperson Christine Christofek said May 27.
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