GROVELAND, Fla. – Deputies discovered a man’s body in the trunk of a burned vehicle near Groveland Saturday, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities received a call at 9:15 a.m. about a white SUV near Honeycutt Road and Tuscanooga Road. The caller told dispatchers there was a gas can on fire next to the vehicle and a man had run away from the SUV, according to the sheriff’s office. [TRENDING: Teens rescued from Kissimmee slingshot ride | Can I have a post-vaccine celebratory drink? | Video shows humpback whale off Florida’s coast] The fire department and deputies arrived and found the SUV with fire damage inside the vehicle.