Police: Body, vehicle found in pond in gated Jacksonville Beach community

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JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. – Jacksonville Beach police are investigating after a body was found floating in a retention pond in a gated community Tuesday morning, authorities said.

A resident called police after making the grisly discovery in The Sanctuary subdivision about 8:45 a.m., according to the Jacksonville Beach Police Department.

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Responding officers located the body as well as a vehicle in a pond behind several houses along Blue Heron Lane West, department spokesman Sgt. Thomas Crumley said.

The investigation into how the person died is ongoing and the person's identity has not yet been released.