Detectives investigate how man ends up dead in Fort Lauderdale school’s lake

Body pulled from lake at Dillard High School

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Detectives are investigating how a man ended up dead on Tuesday morning in a small lake at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale.

Police were called to the school about 7:30 a.m. after a bus driver made the grisly discovery.

Man's body found floating in lake at Dillard High School

Administrators placed the school on lockdown as a precaution.

Police divers removed the man’s body from the water.

Detective Tracy Figone, a spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, said the man’s identity hasn’t been determined.


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