Body found near edge of lake

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was discovered in the 4200 block of McIntosh Lane in Sarasota.

At approximately 12:18 p.m. Thursday, the Public Safety Communications Center received reports of a deceased man lying near the edge of a small lake, according to a news release.

Detectives said they did not have an indication of how long Jeffrey S. Hendricks had been there. No foul play is suspected, but an official cause of death will be determined by the Medical Examiner’s Office, according to the sheriff’s office.

This story was originally published October 6, 2016 at 3:26 PM with the headline "Body found near edge of lake."