Woman’s body discovered floating in canal, cops say

A female body was found floating in a canal in Boynton Beach, city police said Sunday.

The body was found about 1:30 p.m. in a canal behind 1000 Coral Court, north of Boynton Beach Boulevard and west of Interstate 95.

Detectives believe she drowned accidentally, Officer Jaclyn Smith said in a news release.

The name of the woman has not been released pending notification of next of kin.

No other information was available Sunday afternoon, Smith said.