Badly burned body found in northeast Hillsborough

TAMPA -- Deputies found burned remains of what appeared to be an adult in an abandoned trailer park lot Wednesday afternoon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

At 3:30 p.m., deputies responding to a call about something suspicious on the property arrived at the vacant lot on Jefferson Road near U.S. 301 and found the victim, said J.D. Callaway, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office. Investigators were not sure of the person's age, sex and cause of death.

The medical examiner's office will attempt to identify the person, Callaway said.

Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer

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