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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Huntsville police are investigating after a body was found in Big Spring Park Wednesday morning.

Police identified the body as Douglas Griggs, 59.

According to reports, an overnight hospital worker spotted the submerged body and called it in around 3:00 a.m. HPD and HEMSI arrived on scene and confirmed that one person was found dead.

Coroner Tyler Berryhill confirms that the 59-year-old man, in a wheelchair, was pulled out of the water.

Lieutenant Michael Johnson with the Huntsville Police Department says this incident should not alarm the general public. “Right now, we don’t have any information that leads us to believe that the public as a whole is in jeopardy of any kind,” says Johnson. “We still encourage everyone to utilize the park. It is a safe place.”

Lt. Johnson says this case is an active death investigation and asks anyone with more information to give the department a call.

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