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Police confirm man found in submerged car was missing Lehigh Acres man

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LEE COUNTY, Fla. -- Police have confirmed that a man found dead in a Fort Myers pond earlier this week has been identified as a local man who had recently been reported missing.

According to Fort Myers Police, 20-year-old Santiago Gomez was the man in the car.

On Monday, officers responded to a vehicle in a pond off Forum Boulevard. They recovered the vehicle and found a body inside.

Gomez has last been seen leaving his job at Chili's in Fort Myers the week before.

This incident is being investigated as a single car accident and no foul play is suspected at this time.