Overview
- Fire and rescue crews responded just before 9 a.m. Thursday after reports of a person in the water and found an unresponsive adult floating face down in a pond near 32nd Street and Camelback Road in the Biltmore area.
- Responders shifted from a rescue effort to a recovery operation and Phoenix Fire officials cleared the scene and handed it over to police.
- Phoenix police are leading the investigation and have not released the victim’s name or a cause of death.
- Initial public statements reported no obvious signs of foul play, but officials described the situation as an active and developing investigation.
- Investigators will work to identify the person and the medical examiner is expected to determine cause of death, and nearby residents should expect police activity while the probe continues.