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Man’s body found in SUV submerged in Osceola County pond

(Nick Papantonis)

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol is trying to figure out exactly how and when a man drove into a pond in Osceola County and died.

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According to FHP, someone spotted an SUV completely submerged in the pond Thursday near a parking lot in the area of Hoagland Blvd. and Pug Mill Rd.

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The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team responded to the area Friday and found the vehicle with the driver still in it that afternoon.

Troopers are still waiting for a positive identification on the driver. They believe he was driving in an old construction parking lot when he went into the pond.

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Investigators are still trying to determine the day the crash actually occurred.

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