Body found floating in Miami River Canal

WPLG

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Deputies are investigating after they said a body was found floating in the Miami River Canal Wednesday morning.

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Sky 10 was over the scene just before 11 a.m., where medics were surrounding a body that was covered in a yellow tarp.

The river is located near Northwest 28th Street and South River Drive.

Authorities said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the area for what was initially reported as a possible drowning.

No additional details about the victim or how or she ended up in the river were immediately released.

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Ryan Mackey is a Digital Journalist at WPLG. He was born on Long Island, New York, and has lived in Sunrise, Florida since 1994.