SHARK VICTIM’S SON DIES OF APPARENT OD

ST.PETE BEACH

The son of a man killed by a shark last month was found dead of an apparent drug overdose, his family said.

Richard Kubinski, 44, was found Saturday by his mother and brother in his St. Pete Beach condominium just days after his father, Thadeus Kubinski, died from a shark attack, police said.

FORT PIERCE

Planes collide in air; both pilots killed

FORT PIERCE — Two small planes collided in midair Monday near St. Lucie County International Airport and crashed into a citrus grove, killing the pilots.

The collision between the twin-engine Piper Aztec and single-engine Piper Cherokee occurred about 1:15 p.m., three miles west of the airport.

A National Transportation Safety Board official said both pilots were in contact with the St. Lucie control tower before the collision.

Authorities identified the pilot of the Aztec as Roger Boromei, 31, of Maineville, Ohio.

A sheriff’s spokesman said authorities did not know the name of the other pilot.