Deputies identify body found floating in Intracoastal Waterway
No obvious signs of foul play on the body of man believed to be transient
Garrett Pelican, Digital executive producer
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ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – A body found Friday floating in the Intracoastal Waterway in St. Johns County has been identified as a 43-year-old man.
Deputies said Clayton Paul Allen is believed to be a transient living in the county. They said his last known addresses were in the western region of the U.S. and Texas.
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Allen's death is still under investigation, but no signs of foul play have been found so far, deputies said.
Allen's body was found Friday near North Griffin Shores Drive by a boater, who alerted a Customs and Border Protection boat in the area, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said Allen's cause of death is pending toxicology results, which could take a month to come back from the lab.
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