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Man's body found floating in Cape Fear River

A body was found floating in the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville on Tuesday night.

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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A body was found floating in the Cape Fear River in Fayetteville on Tuesday night.

Police reported finding a person, who appeared to be male, just before 8 p.m. near the Person Street bridge. There were no obvious signs of trauma on the body.

The fire department responded and got the body out from the river. A black Ford Mustang was found near the river, with the keys inside.

The body is being sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.

WRAL is working to learn more about this story.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective J. Arrington at (910) 580-8798 or Crimestoppers at (910) 483-TIPS (8477).

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