UPDATE Sept. 5
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said an investigation into the man's death revealed it was caused by a mental health incident. The sheriff's office said it will not release the name of the man out of respect for the family.
UPDATE 2:48PM
The burn victim in this case has died, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Deputies will not be releasing the person's identity at this time.
A death investigation is underway.
ORIGINAL STORY
A man has been transported to a North Port hospital with burns covering his entire body, according to Charlotte County Public Safety.
A representative for the department says the call came in around 12:12 p.m. on Tuesday for a man with burns.
Watch and hear directly from Charlotte County Public Safety about this incident:
When deputies arrived on scene in the Dillard's parking lot of the Port Charlotte Mall, the patient was no longer on fire.
While a life flight was landing, Charlotte County Public Safety says the patient went into cardiac arrest.
He was then transported via ambulance to a North Port hospital - as someone in cardiac arrest cannot be airlifted, according to Charlotte County Public Safety.
Charlotte County Sheriff's Office's Major Crimes department, state and county fire marshals are investigating.
Representative for the mall did decline to comment due to the active investigation; however, they do tell us that all stores are open.
Details on how the fire started have not been released.
