Woman's body found in Opa-locka canal

Witness: Woman had long braids, tattoos

OPA-LOCKA, Fla. – Long before the divers and the death investigation Thursday night, screams surfaced from an Opa-locka canal.

"I saw the kids screaming, saying, 'It's dead body, a dead body," the 911 caller said.

Two kids had simply stumbled upon it, snagged in the brush. They called in their dad and then called out for 911.

"He came out, told me there was a dead body there and said he wanted me to call 911," the caller said.

But before police arrived, witnesses began walking by.

"She was bloated up pretty bad -- you know, flies and everything," one man told Local 10 News.

He said it was a woman with long braids, tattoos on her right arm and fully clothed.

"She was wearing a black shirt, gray tights (and) no shoes," he said.

Now, police will only confirm that they're investigating it as a homicide.

One resident said it's not the first body to wash up across from his home.

"As a matter of fact, not too long ago my boy found a body there -- about a year ago," a nearby resident said.

Now, another body has created another wave of mystery.

"They (were) all screaming and sad and crying and everything," the witness said.

"You know, it could be pretty bad around here," the 911 caller said.

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