Mystery of man found dead in swimming pool as heartbroken family seen outside of home

A MAN has been found dead in a swimming pool, prompting police to investigate the case as a possible drowning.

Cops responded to the scene just before 8.30am on Thursday.

New Orleans police are investigating a possible drowning

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New Orleans police are investigating a possible drowningCredit: CBS

The 20-year-old man was found unresponsive in a pool of a home in the St. Claude neighborhood of New Orleans.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man's body has been turned over to the New Orleans coroner’s office, according to local CBS affiliate 4WWL.

New Orleans detectives were also spotted responding to the scene.

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Teary-eyed family members were seen coming and going from the home, the outlet reports.

Cops said that the investigation is in its early stages and not many additional details were made available.

Elsewhere in New Orleans, the search continues for missing school teacher Michelle Reynolds.

Reynolds, 48, was last seen by her husband Michael at their Alvin, Texas, home on September 22.

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Her car was later found more than 600 miles away in New Orleans.

Now newly released footage shows Reynolds walking through New Orleans on September 23, the day after her disappearance, according to WDSU.

She was filmed traveling south down Constance Street towards Pontchartrain Expressway at around 4pm.

She appears to be wearing a dark bluish hoodie, leggings, and sandals she was wearing at her last confirmed sighting.

Reynolds appeared to be unaccompanied in the picture.

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Her car, a 2018 Lexus NX 300, was found on St Joseph Street in New Orleans on September 22, after her husband used the location feature to find the SUV.

Authorities are urging anybody who has information concerning Reynolds's possible whereabouts to contact the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office at (281) 331-9000.

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