Body pulled out of the water near Haulover Beach

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A body was pulled out of the water Tuesday morning near Haulover Inlet, and Miami-Dade police believe the death was likely a drowning, the result of a diving accident.

Authorities received a call about the body around 8 a.m.

As Sky 10 flew over the scene the body was covered by a yellow tarp in the back of a fire rescue truck.

Witness Alfred Montanero was on the opposite side of the inlet when police and Coast Guard pulled the victim out of the water.

He watched as rescue workers tried unsuccessfully to revive him.

“It was so tough to see,” Montanero said. “Someone on the other side, it looked like they were drowning.”

Investigators are still working to determine what happened to the person.


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Annaliese Garcia joined Local 10 News in January 2020. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism. She began her career at Univision. Before arriving at Local 10, she was with NBC2 (WBBH-TV) covering Southwest Florida. She's glad to be back in Miami!