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The Jefferson Parish Coroner's Office is planning an autopsy for a body recovered on Tuesday from the water near the Chandeleur Islands.
St. Bernard Parish deputies got a call on Monday afternoon about a body seen in parish waters about 50 miles off the coast.
The sheriff's office Marine Division recovered the body about 10 a.m., with the cooperation of the Coast Guard, the United Cajun Navy, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
The deceased person's name and age haven't been released.
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