3 bodies, raft found offshore of Florida Keys

Feds investigate deaths of woman, 2 men

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – Authorities recovered three bodies offshore in international waters off the Upper Florida Keys on Saturday.

Monroe County Sheriff’s detectives and the Monroe County Medical Examiner responded with the U.S. Coast Guard and Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to a location 23 miles east of Islamorada.

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A fisherman first reported finding the body of a man floating in the water. A raft was in the vicinity of the body. Authorities also found the bodies of another man and a woman.

The Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of their deaths. Federal authorities were investigating. 


 


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