PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Police in Port Arthur are investigating after a body was found floating in the intracoastal waterway near Lamar State College Port Arthur.
Police were called at about 10:15 a.m. by a person who reported seeing the body in the water according to police.
Officers arrived on the scene near the 1500 block of Lakeshore Drive and did find a body in the water.
A justice of the peace has been called to the location to pronounce the person dead.
No other information has been released at this time.
This is a developing story. We will update with more if and when we receive more confirmed information.
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