Body Found In Submerged Car Most Likely Missing Woman

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BRANDON (AP) — A body found in a car pulled from a Tampa Bay-area lake has been tentatively identified as a woman who's been missing for more than a week.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said the body recovered Sunday afternoon from Mango Lake is likely 33-year-old Apryl Foster. An autopsy is pending confirm her identity and determine a cause of death.

Deputies say they don't suspect foul play in Foster's death.

Authorities recovered the car after boaters reported striking an obstruction in the water. Surveillance footage from a boat ramp showed Foster's car drive into the water, less than half a mile from her home.

Foster was last seen Feb. 13 in Tampa, where she visited two bars and sang karaoke after work.

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