Body Found in Brandon Lake Has Been Identified

The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has announced that a body found Sunday inside a vehicle submerged in a Brandon lake has been positively identified as Apryl Foster.

“She was identified through fingerprints,” an email from the agency to media stated. The sheriff’s office is providing no additional information at this time.

Foster’s car was found in a lake near Open Field Loop and Rain Dance Place Sunday afternoon. At the time, police stopped short of saying the person found inside the vehicle was Foster, but did note the person was wearing clothing that matched what the missing 33-year-old was last seen wearing.

At this point, the cause of death remains unclear.

“Preliminary information at the time of this release (8:39 p.m. Sunday) does not indicate any foul play, however, keep in mind the investigation is still early and ongoing,” the sheriff’s office wrote in an email to media Sunday.

Foster was last seen on the morning of Feb. 12 after she left an Ybor City bar. Her disappearance prompted an intensive search that included a $25,000 reward for information that led to her or her vehicle’s whereabouts.

See Also:

• Missing Bay Area Woman’s Car Found in Lake
• Reward Rises to $25,000 in Apryl Foster Case

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