TAMPA, Fla. (WWSB) – Hillsborough County sheriff’s marine deputies responded Sunday morning to a report of a dead manatee off Ben T. Davis Beach.
Deputies met with a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission marine biologist, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
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The deputies towed the manatee away from the beach and swimmers so FWC could investigate.
The agency has not released a potential cause of death.
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