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Man found dead in pond of Mandarin neighborhood

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Homicide detectives are investigating after a man in his 50s was found in a pond Thursday afternoon in the Commorant Landing neighborhood, off Aladdin Road in Mandarin.

A Jacksonville Sheriff's Office sergeant said police got a call about a man's body in the water off South Reedpoint Drive. Jacksonville Fire-Rescue retrieved the body and police found no initial signs of foul play in the man's death, but police are investigating how he ended up in the lake.

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Police said they had identified the victim as Steven Craig Ashcraft, 56.