Human remains found off Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens

Police say inmates found body while picking up trash

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Police are investigating after human remains were found Tuesday off the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens.

Authorities said the remains were found by inmates who were cleaning up trash on the highway near Northwest 12th Avenue.

Sky 10 was above the highway just after noon and saw police looking over the railing of the emergency lane.

Police said the body has been determined to be that of a female, but her identity is unknown.

Authorities had to cut through a fence to reach the body, and people from the medical examiner's office were seen taking photos of the body.

It's unclear how long the body had been there.


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