Body pulled from water at Metropolitan Park

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fishermen near the marina at Metropolitan Park noticed something floating in the water Friday, but it wasn't sea life. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, that floating object was a man's body, which was pulled from the St. Johns River around 2 p.m.

On Monday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office identified the man as 39-year-old Dalton Lee Marsh.

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Police said Marsh was a transient and that no foul play was suspected in his death. Homicide detectives said Friday they were looking into the possible relation between the body and an incident at an unidentified bridge earlier in the week.


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