TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — In a Monday morning update, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office pulled the missing teen and his kayak from the lake. The updated story can be viewed here. Multiple agencies ...

Several of Polk County’s environmental lands remain closed as the county plans to reopen other sites following Hurricane Milton. Bone Valley ATV Park is scheduled to operate Saturday and Sunday ...

A woman was bitten on the elbow by an alligator while paddling in Tiger Creek Canal in Polk County, Florida. The victim was taken to the hospital, and a nuisance alligator trapper was dispatched ...

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A boy was found dead at a lake in Polk County Thursday afternooon. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office first reported the boy’s disappearance shortly before 3 p.m ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — After a multi-agency search, deputies recovered the body of a child who disappeared while swimming during a family boat day on a Polk County lake. It happened Thursday ...

The body of 12-year-old Noah Gomez, who disappeared into the water of Lake Roy in Polk County, was recovered late Thursday afternoon.