The Vero Beach Police Department is investigating the discovery of a deceased person on Orchid Island not far from the Riomar community.
The individual was found “in an advanced stage of decomposition” about noon May 27 in the area of the 2000 block of Cove Drive, off the west side of State Road A1A, according to the Vero Beach Police Department on social media.
Cove Drive, in the Riomar Bay neighborhood, is roughly 2 miles north of South Beach Park.
The investigation remains active, and no additional information is being released pending further investigative efforts, according to Police Officer Kelsea Marty.
(This story was updated with new information and a photo.)
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This article originally appeared on Treasure Coast Newspapers: Florida police find body decomposing near Orchid Island community
Reporting by Will Greenlee and Colleen Wixon, Treasure Coast Newspapers / Treasure Coast Newspapers
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