Police are investigating after the body of a missing 76-year-old man was found in a lake in Plantation Thursday morning, officials said.
Officers had responded to the area of the 7800 block of Northwest 11th Court after the man was reported missing and began a search, Plantation Police officials said.
During the search, one of the man’s shoes was found in a nearby lake.
Plantation Fire Department Dive Team members and a Broward Sheriff’s Office bloodhound K-9 helped search the area and the man’s body was found in the lake, police said.
His identity hasn’t been released.
The lake is located behind the man’s home in the Marcano Estates neighborhood just east of University Drive.
Police said they received a call from the victim’s family after they woke up and realized he was missing.
Detectives are investigating the incident.
