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Body found floating near St. Pete Pier; investigation underway
Tampa Bay Times and WFLA News Channel 8 (Nexstar, Tampa) describe the same event in different terms.
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As of September 8, 2026 at 7:05 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happenedA dead man was found near the St. Petersburg Pier Tuesday.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Man’s body pulled from water near St. Pete Pier". The center frames it as "Body found floating near St. Pete Pier; investigation underway".
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Left / center-leftMan’s body pulled from water near St. Pete Pier
Tampa Bay Times · Center-left · News report
CenterBody found floating near St. Pete Pier; investigation underway
Police are investigating after a body was pulled from the water near the The St. Pete Pier on Tuesday. Officers responded shortly after 2 p.m. to a call about a body floating in the water n...
