2nd Man's Body Found In Hillsborough River Within A Week

Tampa FL

22 December, 2021

9:23 PM

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TAMPA, FL — Tampa police say another body has been recovered from the Hillsborough River. At 11:36 a.m., 911 received a call from a neighbor who reported a body floating in the river behind a vacant house in the 4800 block of Riverhills Drive west of Temple Terrace. Police arrived and retrieved the body of a man from the river. This is the second body found in the Hillsborough River in the past week. On Dec. 16 around 4 p.m., police recovered the body of a man near the 6600 block of North Riviera Manor Drive near Epps Park in Seminole Heights. Police said there is no evidence of foul play in that case, but the medical examiner's report is pending. Police did not say if there is evidence of foul play in this case. Patch will provide updates as soon as they are made available. See related story: Man's Body Discovered In Hillsborough River In Tampa