Death investigation underway after body found in Eustis

EUSTIS, Fla. — Eustis police have opened a death investigation after someone discovered a body Monday.

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Investigators responded to David Walker Drive near Mount Homer Road shortly before 8 a.m.

Police had few details to share about the case, but said the body was located in a field near a cell phone tower.

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As of 10 a.m., detectives remained at the scene working to gather more information.

A spokesperson for Eustis Police Department told Channel 9 that while it was early in the investigation, circumstances surrounding the death did not seem suspicious.

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At last check, police could not confirm the age or sex of the person who died.

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