JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 7:45 PM UPDATE: The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Homicide Unit detectives are investigating after an unidentified man was pronounced dead after he was found floating in a retention pond.
JSO said officers responded to a reported drowning at Coquina Bay Apartments off of San Pablo Road South near Jose Vedra Boulevard after residents found an unresponsive man floating in the pond.
JSO said that before officers arrived at around 2:15 p.m., bystanders had pulled the man from the water.
The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department then responded and pronounced the man dead.
JSO said the man has yet to be identified and that detectives are continuing to investigate the incident.
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The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said it is responding to a reported drowning in the Intracoastal West area.
JSO said the call came from 3709 San Pablo Rd South, which is the address of the Coquina Bay Apartments.
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