Published: August 23, 2019

THE FLORENCE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING A DEATH AFTER THE BODY OF MAN WAS FOUND FLOATING THURSDAY EVENING NEAR MCFARLAND PARK.  EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE AT APPROXIMATELY 6:20 AFTER RECEIVING A CALL FROM A FISHERMAN WHO SPOTTED THE BODY NEAR THE BANKS ON CYPRSS CREEK.  POLICE AND FIRE SEARCHED THE AREA AND FOUND THE BODY OF A WHITE MALE WHO WAS LATER IDENTIFIED THANKS TO TIPS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.