DESTIN, FL. (THECOUNT) — Justin Michael Trepanier, of Millersville, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a from fall from a balcony while visiting the Destin area of Florida on Saturday.
Trepanier, 27, was visiting a Destin condominium when he plunged off an 8-story balcony and onto a pool deck below. He was pronounced dead of massive blunt for trauma injuries.
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According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Trepanier was located by a security guard at a Destin resort around 5 a.m., reports KFVS.
An on-duty security guard says he surveyed the property earlier, at 2:30 a.m., and did not see anything out of the ordinary.
Trepanier was reportedly visiting the Destin area with a group of friends when the fatal incident occurred.
A friend of the victim said he last observed Trepanier sometime around 2 a.m. exiting the condo to the balcony area to smoke a cigarette following a night on the town.
An investigator with the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says there is no indication of foul play and the fall appears to be a tragic accident.
Geo quick facts: Destin is a city in northwest Florida, in the area known as the Panhandle. It’s known for its Gulf of Mexico beaches and many golf courses, as well as the Destin Harbor Boardwalk. Nature trails pass through the dunes of Henderson Beach State Park in the south, where the coastline is dotted with pine and oak trees sheltering wildlife. To the west are the tall slides, waterfalls and pools of Big Kahuna’s water park – wikipedia.