DORAL, Fla. – A group of divers working with the Miami-Dade and Doral police departments was searching for abandoned cars in a lake and recovered four on Tuesday in Doral.
The operation in the commercial area north of the Dolphin Expressway and west of the Miami International Airport started at about 9:30 a.m. and ended at about 4:30 p.m.
“We don’t discount the fact that these vehicles could be tied to any crime, and our detectives are prepared for that,” Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez said.
Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a spokesman for MDPD who was at the scene, said the first car that the divers helped to recover was a stolen 2002 Nissan Altima.
“There are very old vehicles,” Zabaleta said after the divers recovered a Cadillac from the 80s.
Zabaleta said the search and recovery operation started after they “received information of several dozen vehicles submerged,” near the intersection of Northwest 13 Terrace and 89 Court.
The divers placed neon orange inflatables over the submerged cars, hooked two thick cables to the sides, and a tow truck operator pulled the vehicles covered in green out of the water. Roadway Inc., a Miami-Dade-based contractor specializing in towing and transportation, was involved in the process.
Detectives were asking anyone with information about the case to call Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477.
Watch the 12 p.m. report
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