By Associated Press - Monday, August 14, 2017

MONROE, N.C. (AP) - A man’s body has been found in a pond in North Carolina.

The Union County Sheriff’s Office told local media outlets the body was found around 3:30 p.m. Saturday in Monroe.

A neighbor had pulled the man from the water before deputies arrived. Officers performed CPR on the man but were unable to revive him.



The victim was 34-year-old Jose Alfonso Gomez.

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