JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The body of a man was found Tuesday morning in a Jacksonville retention pond and police do not suspect foul play.
Officers were called to Lee Road just north of Atlantic Boulevard around 8 a.m. Tuesday after reports of a drowning.
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Investigators said someone at a business next to the pond saw a man’s body in the water and called 911.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office dive team and Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department recovered the man’s body from the pond. He died at the scene. His name and age have not been released yet.
Investigators don’t know the circumstances of the drowning but there are no signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected at this time, police said. The case is being investigated as an undetermined death.
The pond was on a vacant property near an abandoned house and police do not believe he lived there.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office by phone at 904-630-0500, by email jsocrimetips@jaxsheriff.org or via CrimeStoppers at 866-845-TIPS.