OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — People in Osceola County are coming together to remember a man who was found dead after he went missing.
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Deputies said Jose Malave-Lebron was found Friday in his car at the bottom of a retention pond near Waters Edge and Blue Bayou drives.
Friends said Malave-Lebron disappeared on Mother’s Day, and he was reported missing Tuesday.
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A vigil was held Sunday for Jose Malave-Lebron in Buena Ventura Lakes.
His loved ones remembered him as a well-known barber and up-and-coming artist.
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State troopers believe Malave-Lebron ran off the road and hit a utility box before driving into the water.
They are still investigating when the crash happened, and why.
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