JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Police are working to identify a man whose body was recovered Saturday morning along the banks of the St. Johns River near the cruise ship terminal.
Coast Guard officials say they received a tip around 10 a.m. that a body had washed up on Bartram Island across from JaxPort.
#JSO says a good samaritan called Coast Guard after finding body washed up on Bartram Island, near Carnival Cruise Terminal. @ActionNewsJax pic.twitter.com/FFfQb9EuU6
— Jenna Bourne (@jennabourneWTSP) March 12, 2017
The caller said it appeared the body had "been there awhile," according to a Coast Guard spokesman.
Rescuers found the man in the shallow part of the water during low tide. They say he was clothed.
An autopsy is planned to determine his age range and the cause of death. It's unknown if there were any signs of trauma.
Sgt. Chuck Ford of the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirms that the body had been in the water for "several days at least."
JSO is asking anyone who knows of a missing person, perhaps someone who'd gone fishing, to contact them at 904-630-0500 or call Crime Stoppers at 866-845-TIPS.
Body found washed up on Bartram Island near Carnival Cruise Terminal has been there several days. #JSO working to ID https://t.co/gvWH9DMr5r pic.twitter.com/xstuEvX1Bv
— Jenna Bourne (@jennabourneWTSP) March 12, 2017
Fishermen tell me the good samaritan who called Coast Guard about washed up body must have been a boater. Only way to get to Bartram Island. pic.twitter.com/Jj0oUeQko5
— Jenna Bourne (@jennabourneWTSP) March 12, 2017
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