COLLIER COUNTY, Fla — Deputies are investigating after a man's body was found floating face down in a canal off Collier Boulevard over the weekend.
According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, a driver called 911 Sunday morning after spotting what appeared to be a body in the water near Collier Blvd and 39th Street SW.
LISTEN TO THE 911 CALL THAT SENT DIVERS RUSHING TO THE CANAL:
“There’s a body floating in the canal here,” the caller said in a 911 recording.
Dive teams responded and recovered the body of a man, who was fully clothed in a shirt, pants, and shoes according to a report from CCSO. Deputies noted that several flies had gathered on the victim.
“He looks like he’s been floating for a while, it looks like a bunch of flies,” the caller said in the 911 call.
No identification was found on the man, and his body was turned over to the medical examiner for further review. As of Monday, the investigation remains active and the man has not been publicly identified.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Collier County Sheriff’s Office.
