PLANTATION, Fla. — The body of a 76-year-old man was pulled from a lake behind a home in Plantation Thursday morning, authorities confirmed.
According to Plantation police, officers responded to the area of 7800 NW 11th Court after a 76-year-old man was reported missing.
“During the search, one of the man’s shoes was located in a nearby lake,” the PPPD posted on social media. “The Plantation Fire Department Dive Team and a Broward Sheriff’s Office Bloodhound K-9 assisted officers in searching the area.”
Police confirmed that the man was ultimately found dead in the lake.
Detectives are now investigating the circumstances surrounding the victim’s death.
His identity has not yet been released.
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