CAPE CORAL, Fla. – A body was discovered Tuesday around 3 p.m. in the Caloosahatchee River just south of the Midpoint Bridge, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies are on scene. The body was draped in an American flag.
LCSO declined to comment after multiple requests.
No further information was immediately available.
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