Body Found Floating In Mulberry Pond

MULBERRY, FL — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was found Tuesday in a Mulberry retention pond.

According to the agency, deputies were called out to a pond near Imperial Parkway just before 11 a.m. May 16 after receiving a 911 call. A person was fishing in the pond when the man’s body was seen floating near the shore, the sheriff’s office said.

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When deputies arrived, they found an adult white male with brown hair deceased, an email from the sheriff's office said. The man was wearing a Florida Gators jersey and black-and-orange swim trunks. The man also had multiple tattoos on his arm, hand, chest and knees, authorities say.

The man has not been identified as of yet. A cause of death also has not been announced.

The sheriff’s office is asking anyone with information about who the man might be to call them at 863-298-6200. Anonymous tips may also be submitted through Heartland Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-226-TIPS or by going online to www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com.

No further information is available at this time.

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