MIAMI – A man was found dead late Sunday after a personal watercraft crashed in Biscayne Bay.
According to Capt. Robert Acosta with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, the man was found dead next to a damaged personal watercraft after people on a sailboat called for help about 11 p.m.
The crash was reported just off the Julia Tuttle Causeway.
The victim was identified Monday by relatives as Aldo Oliva, 27.
"(We're) not sure if this person is an experienced rider (or) if they were out here by themselves, so there's a lot of questions that need to be answered," Miami Fire Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll Jr. said.
Relatives told Local 10 News reporter Ian Margol that Oliva rode his personal watercraft all the time in Biscayne Bay and knew the water very well.
Rescue boats began looking for a possible second victim involved in the crash, but those reports were unfounded.
"With the assistance of air rescue and other police agencies and over an hour of searching, we have not found anybody," Carroll said.
It's not clear what Oliva might have crashed into or collided with.
"At this time, the only question that we'll be coming for is from the family who is going to be wondering what happened to their loved one, and it's unfortunate that this is the kind of news that has to be delivered tonight," Carroll said.
Authorities said on top of the dangers of not being able to see, tide changes in the dark. They said personal watercrafts also often do not have lights, which can make it harder to see obstacles in the water.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating the incident.