Body found in Lakeland’s Lake MortonWFTS Webteam1:00 PM, Jun 17, 20154:19 PM, Jun 17, 2015 Copyright 2015 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Detectives from Lakeland Police responded to Lake Morton on Wednesday afternoon. A body was found in the water. “This is a very safe area of Lakeland, said Sgt Gary Gross. We are shocked this is first time that I know of a body being found in thirty years of this lake.” According to police, a man was walking near the lake’s edge when he saw what appeared to a be a shoulder sticking out of the water and called police. Divers are in the water, looking for any belongings the man may have had on him to help determine who he is.   The victim appears to be approximately 50 – 60 years old.  The body was in a state of decomposition, which means he has been in the water for a prolonged period of time.

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