{"id":511,"date":"2019-06-28T11:54:28","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T11:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=511"},"modified":"2019-06-28T11:54:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-28T11:54:39","slug":"body-pulled-from-canal-in-polk-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/06\/28\/body-pulled-from-canal-in-polk-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Body pulled from canal in Polk County"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Canal.jpg?resize=750%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Canal.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Canal.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A human body was found in the water near an alligator on\nThursday just off Peeples Road near County Road 630 in Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office says the remains of a\ndeceased man were pulled from a canal on the property of The Mosaic Company,\nwhich does mining along Highway 630 &#8212; just west of Fort Meade. An employee\ndoing inspections discovered the man&#8217;s body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;At this time, we have no information regarding the\ncause of death, the man&#8217;s identity, or how long the man has been\ndeceased,&#8221; a spokesperson for the sheriff&#8217;s office wrote in an email.\n&#8220;An autopsy will be conducted to determine that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Mosaic Company said the victim was not an employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 11-foot, 10-inch alligator has been captured, and the\nFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is launching an\ninvestigation. Authorities said the animal weighed 449 pounds and was being\ntaken to the medical examiner&#8217;s office.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A human body was found in the water near an alligator on Thursday just off Peeples Road near County Road 630 in Polk County. 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