BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A man was found dead in the Indian River near Merritt Island on Friday, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
The body was called in around 3:40 p.m. by a person who saw it near the bridge off State Road 528, around mile marker 47, the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Saturday.
The sheriff’s office’s preliminary investigation points to an accidental drowning, the statement reads.
Additional information, such as the man’s identity, was not immediately available.
This is a developing story and may be updated.
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