Woman found in mangroves on Gandy shore may have died from overdose, police say
Authorities are investigating a woman’s body found in the mangroves along the shoreline of West Gandy Boulevard on Saturday, according to a media release from the Tampa Police Department.
The woman appeared to be in her early 30s, according to the department. Police are still investigating the cause of death, but early information suggests she died of an overdose and no foul play was suspected.
Police first received a report of the body near the 5100 block of West Gandy Boulevard just before 6 p.m. Saturday. The medical examiner will determine an exact cause of death, police said.
As of Sunday afternoon, the woman had not been publicly identified as authorities attempted to contact next of kin.
West Gandy Boulevard is one of the major corridors connecting Pinellas and Hillsborough counties over Tampa Bay, and some stretches of the highway have thick patches of mangrove forest where the road meets the water.
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