FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A death investigation is underway after a body was found floating in Fort Lauderdale’s New River on Thursday afternoon.
According to Fort Lauderdale police, officers responded around 3:15 p.m. to reports of a body in the water near the 400 block of Southeast Third Avenue.
With assistance from Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue, police said the body was recovered and the person was confirmed dead…