POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County deputies located a person dead Saturday morning after being called to investigate a boat crash on Lake Eloise, according to the sheriff’s office.
Deputies responded to the single-vehicle crash around 6:50 a.m., reporting the wreck must have happened some time in the morning on the north side of the lake.
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As far as further details of the crash, the sheriff’s office at the time of this report has only said the boat struck a cypress tree.
A search of the area began Saturday morning in case the boat was carrying any other occupants at the time of the crash, deputies said.
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No other details have been shared.
Note: This map depicts the general search area and not necessarily the exact location of the crash.
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