Officers find man dead inside car submerged in Miramar canal

MIRAMAR, Fla. – A man was dead inside a white Jeep that had been submerged in a Miramar canal until Thursday night.

Officers who were investigating the case of a missing man found the Jeep in the canal along University Drive and Miramar Parkway.

The Jeep belonged to Joseph Morgan, a resident of Miami-Dade County who vanished on Oct. 30th.

Joseph Morgan, a resident of Miami-Dade County, was last seen alive on Oct. 30th in Broward County. (Copyright 2020 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

Morgan was last seen about four miles from where officers found his car.

Officers remained in the area late Thursday night, but they had yet to confirm if the man found dead inside the Jeep was Morgan.

A tow truck driver secures a Jeep after officers found a body inside it in a canal on Thursday in Miramar. (Copyright 2020 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.)

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Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Emily Hales contributed to this report.


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Janine Stanwood joined Local 10 News in February 2004 as an assignment editor. She is now a general assignment reporter. Before moving to South Florida from her Washington home, Janine was the senior legislative correspondent for a United States senator on Capitol Hill.