Coronavirus: Lawyer dressed as Grim Reaper trolls beachgoers to protest Florida reopening

Daniel Uhlfelder made his way to several northwest Florida beaches on Friday, and his attire caught more than a few of his fellow beachcombers a little off guard.

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“We aren’t at the point now where we have enough testing, enough data, enough preparation for what’s going to be coming to our state from all over the world from this pandemic,” Uhlfelder, a Florida-based attorney, told CNN.

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In turn, Uhlfelder hit several Walton County beaches Friday to protest what he views as the premature reopening of the Sunshine State to crowded events and venues. He did so, however, donning a tattered black robe, a black cloth obscuring his face and a scythe in his hand.

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“We have to take this into our own hands, unfortunately, because our leaders aren’t doing the right thing,” he told USA Today. “This is a way in which I can convey the message that this virus is a deadly virus and that we need to think about this and take some time before we jump into these types of things. This is a symbol of how serious this situation is."

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