2014 Woodstock High School graduate, 19, found drowned in Florida

A 2014 graduate of Woodstock High School drowned off the Florida coast Monday.

Divers recovered the body of Chad Winter, 19, after sonar found him Tuesday afternoon, about 24 hours after he fell into the water while paddleboarding.

Winter had been paddleboarding with his girlfriend off the coast of Sanibel Island when he fell into the water, Sanibel Police Chief Bill Tomlinson said. He had been vacationing with his girlfriend and her family.

“Apparently he had a medical condition, and an episode in which he may have blacked out and fell into the water and drowned,” Tomlinson said.

Five different agencies began an immediate air and water search Monday, but the mission changed Tuesday morning from rescue to recovery. Winter’s body was found 300 yards from shore in about 10 feet of water, Tomlinson said.

Winter was a student at McHenry County College and loved skateboarding, according to his Facebook profile. His family flew to Florida on Tuesday morning, Tomlinson said.

Woodstock School District 200 issued a statement Wednesday in regard to Winter's death.

"The Woodstock High School community sends its sympathies to Chad's family," the statement said. "Many times it is difficult for high school students to cope with a tragedy such as this without assistance. For that reason, counselors will be at school for the remainder of the week to support students who knew Chad."

An autopsy is pending by the Lee County (Florida) Medical Examiner’s Office.