Tempe Town Lake Dead Body – A man has body was found in Tempe Town Lake. Authorities received a call around 1 p.m., about a possible drowning at the lake, in Mill Avenue and Rio Salado Parkway.
Officers responded to the call and upon arrival, they found the body of the man floating in the water.
The calls concerning the floating body were apparently by boaters who had spotted the body and called police.
“There were some boaters out at Tempe Town Lake. They saw something floating out in the water,” said Varela. “They thought maybe it was a body.”
The deceased was not identified immediately, and Tempe police said foul play is not suspected at this time.
A portion of the lake had to be shut down Wednesday afternoon for the investigation.