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Death investigation after body pulled from retention pond: Tampa police

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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa police said they are conducting a death investigation after a body was found in a retention pond on Monday morning.

Officers responded to a call about a body in the water just before 8 a.m. on May 4 in the 2200 block of North Westshore Boulevard by Tampa's International Plaza.

Police said they found a man at the scene, as the Tampa Police Department's dive team (TPD) responded to recover the body.

Detectives are working to confirm the man’s identity as of 9:40 a.m.

TPD said the death is not believed to be suspicious in nature.

The investigation is ongoing.

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