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Decomposed body found in brush at St. Petersburg park

The body was found in an area of Dell Holmes Park that is not typically used by the public, police said.
 
Police are investigating after a decomposed body was discovered Thursday in some heavy brush at Dell Holmes Park in St. Petersburg.
Police are investigating after a decomposed body was discovered Thursday in some heavy brush at Dell Holmes Park in St. Petersburg. [ Photo illustration by ASHLEY DYE and DIRK SHADD | Times ]
Published Oct. 7, 2022|Updated Oct. 7, 2022

ST. PETERSBURG — Police are investigating after a decomposed body was discovered Thursday at a St. Petersburg park.

Officers were called to Dell Holmes Park, 2741 22nd St. S, after the body was found in some heavy brush there, according to St. Petersburg police. The body was found in an area of the park that is not typically used by the public, police said.

Investigators were not immediately able to determine the identity or the gender of the person because of the body’s condition, police said. Detectives have launched a suspicious-death investigation.

No other information has been released.

Police were investigating after a decomposed body was found Thursday in some heavy brush at Dell Holmes Park, 2741 22nd St. S. [ Google ]