It's not so thrilling when they come across the emaciated carcass of a manatee that starved to death.... That's already more than any full year on record, and colder weather soon to come could bring another wave of deaths in a population that numbers between 7, 500 and 10, 200 along both Florida coasts, according to state estimates.... Manatee deaths this year will likely double the 593 recorded in 2020, and will far outnumber the latest five-year average of 146 deaths in Florida, according to