Body found floating near St. Pete Pier; investigation underway

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A dead man was found near the St. Petersburg Pier Tuesday.

According to St. Petersburg police, the man’s body was floating in the water shortly before 2 p.m.

The St. Petersburg Marine Patrol brought the body to the marina.

It is not known who the man is at this time.

The medical examiner’s office is working to determine his cause of death.

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