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Update: Missing 78-year-old Fort Myers man found dead

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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- In a sad update to a story from earlier this week, a Fort Myers man has been found dead in a pond near his residence.

78-year-old Cleveaux Direny was reported missing on April 1st from his home near College Parkway and McGregor Boulevard.

Wednesday, the Lee County Sheriff's Office responded to Lennex Lane, where a boy was found in a pond behind a residential community.

The body was identified as of Mr. Direny.

The death is not considered suspicious.