Fort Lauderdale police investigating body found floating in North Fork New River

Fort Lauderdale homicide detectives are investigating the discovery of a body floating in the North Fork New River late Tuesday morning, police said.

Police received a call about the body, which was located in the water off the 1700 block of West Broward Boulevard, around 11:10 a.m., a department spokesperson said.

Police divers were sent to recover the body, and homicide detectives are conducting a death investigation, according to police, who did not provide any other details.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.