Body found floating in Matlacha canal

Reporter: Samantha Johns
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Deputies are investigating after a body was found floating in a Matlacha canal. (CREDIT: WINK News)

A body was found floating in a canal behind a restaurant on Matlacha on Tuesday.

According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a caller reported the person floating in the canal behind Blue Dog Bar & Grill at around 12:35 p.m. The restaurant is located off Pine Island Road.

The Major Crimes Unit for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigated the scene.

Someone spotted the victim floating in the canal during lunch hour.

Deputies eventually moved the body along the shoreline and processed the scene as they waited for the Medical Examiner.

A business owner nearby said it’s a tight-knit community so she is worried the victim might be someone she knows.

No information on the identity of the person is known at this time.

“I don’t know what happened,” said Linda Solinger, a business owner. “It’s a sad thing no matter how you look at it.”

Deputies focused on a nearby boat, but did not say if it’s connected to the body.

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