ORLANDO, Fla. — A man’s body was pulled from a pond Saturday, Orlando police said.
Officers responded to the pond at Demetree Park and found that someone has already pulled the man out of the water.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three passerby’s called 911 when they saw a backpack floating in the water and then noticed the man a few feet from the water.
Witnesses told Channel 9 they had seen the man around the neighborhood.
No other details were released.
Stay with wftv.com and follow Cierra Putman on Twitter for updates.
At Demetree Park where @OrlandoFireDept reports elderly man found dead after he was found in Demetree Park Pond @WFTV pic.twitter.com/TpfTlR2aa5
— Cierra Putman WFTV (@CPutman_WFTV) June 3, 2017
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