UPDATE

Lehigh pedestrian death from natural causes

CREATED Mar. 20, 2013

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LEHIGH ACRES - The Florida  Highway Patrol now reports that a pedestrian death in Lehigh Acres Wednesday night was from natural causes.

Troopers say 81-year-old Robert Salmon died just before 8 p.m. after falling next to the road at Lake Drive and Parkside Street in Lehigh Acres.

Salmon was standing by a mailbox and collapsed for unknown reasons. 

He was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Initially there were concerns that a vehicle may have hit Salmon but the Medical Examiner determined he died from natural causes.