Deltona, FL – Update: VCSO confirms that the body found floating in a lake in Deltona has been positively identified as 23-year-old Ashley Laufer. She was reported missing by her family Friday. A friend told investigators they had gone to Lowe’s on Howland Boulevard Wednesday night and fled when Laufer supposedly shoplifted some items. The friend said they went in different directions and he didn’t see her again. The lake where her body was found is about two-tenths of a mile from the store. Investigators say there is no indication of foul play at the scene where the body was recovered.
Previous reporting follows:
Investigators are gathering clues after a body was found floating in a lake in Deltona.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says deputies have been on the scene since before 8am Saturday.
“The unidentified body was spotted by a fisherman just off the shoreline of Dupont Lake near Howland and Elkcam boulevards,” said VCSO spokesman Gary Davidson.
More details as they come in.
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