Man's body discovered along Little Econlockhatchee River

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies spent all night investigating where the body of a man was discovered tangled in vegetation along the shoreline of the Little Econlockhatchee River, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

Shortly after 5:30 p.m. Thursday, a bicyclist reported spotting someone floating in the river by a bridge at East Colonial Drive near North Econlockhatchee Trail, Sheriff's Office spokesman Jeff Williamson said.

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The bicyclist told Channel 9 he was unsure if the man was alive or dead until investigators determined he was dead.

"Deputies on scene confirmed it to be an adult male, which appeared to have been there for a while," Williamson said.

Deputies have not said the man's death was suspicious and it is unknown how the man died. His death remains under investigation.

No other details were given.

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