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Missing DeBary man's body found in St. Johns River

Police investigate body found floating in St. Johns River in DeBary.

DEBARY, Fla. — A missing DeBary man's body was found in the St. Johns River Friday afternoon, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office said.

A man spotted the body of Walter Devon McKinnon, 42, shortly after 2 p.m. as the man fished on a dock at the Meadowlea on the River mobile-home park near Leisure World Drive South, said Gary Davidson, a Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

Photos: Man's body found in St. Johns River

McKinnon left his residence at the mobile-home park at 10:30 p.m. Sunday to visit a friend.

That friend told investigators McKinnon left his home at 11:30 p.m., promising to return shortly. But he never did.

McKinnon's death remains under investigation, Davidson said.

No other information was released.

Check back for updates to this developing story.

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