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Cocoa police investigating after body found in ditch

COCOA, Fla. — Cocoa police are investigating after officers found a man’s body in a ditch Friday morning.

Police said a resident called police after 7 a.m. to report seeing the body in a ditch off of Jackson Street near Arlington Apartments.

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Detectives and crime scene investigators are conducting a death investigation.

Police did not release any additional information including how the person died, or if the death is believed to be suspicious.

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Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson, WFTV.com

Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.