The St. Joseph Police Department is investigating after a man’s body was pulled from Corby Pond Tuesday afternoon.

Police responded just after 1 p.m. after a pair of juveniles fishing in the pond reported that they had snagged several pieces of clothing.

“Officers responded and within a short time we did discover a body in the pond,” said Capt. Jeff Wilson, St. Joseph Police Department.

Corby pond is located off the Parkway just before the 22nd street bridge.  The Parkway was shutdown in both directions to traffic just after 1:30 for the investigation.

A body of a middle-aged white male was pulled from the pond on a stretcher just after 2 p.m.

“Detectives are on scene now examining the scene now and the body,” said Wilson. “We’re not releasing any identification at this time in fact, I’m not even sure they have him identified at this time.”

Wilson said currently police are just in the beginning stages of the investigation.

“Detectives are going to focus on the who, what, when and where,” said Wilson. “How long has the body been in there.  They’re going to work straight towards identifying the body as soon as we can and give piece of mind to those who may be wondering where someone’s at.”