A man's body was found floating in a lake in Floral City Friday morning.

According to the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, authorities received a call just before 8 a.m. about a man's body.

Deputies responded to 9463 S Great Oaks Drive to recover the body from Bradley Lake and begin their investigation.

Detectives, firefighters, sheriff's office dive team members and the medical examiner's office all responded as well.

The man was identified as 53-year-old Gary Joseph Gervais.