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Bodies of grandfather, grandson found in water near N. Battlefield Blvd.

Posted at 1:09 PM, Oct 05, 2012
and last updated 2012-10-05 20:18:24-04

Police say the bodies of a grandfather and grandson were found in the intercoastal waterway on Friday. The child was visiting from North Carolina.

At 9:15 a.m. Friday morning, a citizen reported that a body found was floating in the water located in the 100 block of N. Battlefield Boulevard.

Police and fire units responded and recovered a deceased adult male. A vacant vehicle was found nearby, police say.

A witness says the owner of the vehicle was fishing with a 5 to 7-year-old child on Wednesday, October 3. 

There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death at this time. 

More information will be released as it becomes available.