During the morning, police, emergency services and an ambulance went to Åseda in Uppvidinge municipality after a drowning alarm.
Now the police announce that a man in his 20s has been found dead in the water.
The incident is being investigated as a murder.
It was at quarter to nine that the police were called to an address in Åseda in Uppvidinge municipality due to people reporting a drowning. An area was cordoned off and the emergency services and ambulance also worked on the scene.
During the afternoon, the police announced that a man in his 20s had been found dead in the water. The police cannot rule out that the man has been the victim of a crime. Therefore, a preliminary investigation into murder has been opened.
Relatives are informed of the death.