LAKELAND, Fla. – The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man’s body was found floating in a neighborhood retention pond in the Chelsea Oaks subdivision of unincorporated Lakeland on Sunday morning.
According to deputies, residents called authorities after discovering the body. Officials responded to the scene and initiated a death investigation.
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Details surrounding the incident remain unclear, and the sheriff’s office has not released additional information about the man’s identity or the circumstances of his death.
The investigation is ongoing, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available.
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