{"id":141519,"date":"2026-02-03T02:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141519\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T02:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:54:21","slug":"body-found-near-st-petersburgs-jungle-prada-boat-ramp-overturned-boat-located-nearby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/141519\/","title":{"rendered":"Body Found Near St. Petersburg\u2019s Jungle Prada Boat Ramp; Overturned Boat Located Nearby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\">ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office (PCSO) Robbery and Homicide Unit are investigating a death linked to an overturned vessel after a body was found along the shoreline of Jungle Prada de Narvaez Park.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img_4137.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61801\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to a press release from PCSO, a citizen reported finding the body of a deceased male near the Jungle Prada boat ramp on Sunday, February 1, 2026. The man was wearing a personal flotation device. Officers from the St. Petersburg Police Department responded and began an investigation, requesting assistance from the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office Flight Unit to search for a possible vessel in the area.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezy-watermark_01-02-2026_12-31-48-1900pm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61800\"  \/>St. Petersburg Police investigating at Jungle following discovery of a body<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The Flight Unit located an overturned vessel south of the War Veteran\u2019s Memorial Park boat ramp. Deputies also located a vehicle with a small boat trailer parked in the parking lot. Based on the location of the vehicle, the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office assumed the investigation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ezy-watermark_01-02-2026_12-42-03-2840pm.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61802\"  \/>Deputies on-scene of War Vets Park in Bay Pines<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Detectives determined the victim, identified as 50-year-old Jeremy Allen Franklin, had recently purchased a small homemade vessel. Investigators believe Franklin went out on the water alone and at some point entered the water, where he died.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1123\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/img_4132.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61799\"  \/>Photo of truck and trailer left at the War Veterans\u2019 Memorial Park Boat Ramp<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Authorities stated the death does not appear suspicious. Next of kin has been notified. The investigation continues.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Advertisement &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. PETERSBURG \u2014 Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Sheriff\u2019s Office (PCSO) Robbery and Homicide Unit are investigating&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141520,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":{"0":"post-141519","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-st-petersburg","8":"tag-st-pete","9":"tag-st-pete-headlines","10":"tag-st-pete-news","11":"tag-st-petersburg","12":"tag-st-petersburg-headlines","13":"tag-st-petersburg-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}