Body found in Hillsborough River identified

Tampa Police divers recover the body of a man found in the Hillsborough River [Daniel Wallace, Times]

TAMPA -- Police have identified the body of the man found floating in the Hillsborough River today.

William Hopkins, (left) 58, of 1002 W Nassau St., was reported missing Wednesday, Tampa police spokeswoman Andrea Davis said.

Police don't expect foul play in his death, but details about when and how he disappeared were not immediately available from police.

City workers found the body this afternoon near Laurel Street and N Boulevard.

Police got the call about the body at 12:20 p.m. City workers found the body floating near a drawbridge just east of Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park on the west side of the bridge.

-- Casey Cora and Rebecca Catalanello, Times staff writers