TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Police have opened a death investigation after a person’s body was found floating in the waters off the Courtney Campbell Causeway Monday morning.

The Tampa Police Department said officers found a male’s body floating on the south side of the causeway just after 6:30 a.m.

The circumstances surrounded the person’s death remain unclear. Police said an investigation is ongoing.

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