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MDPD investigates body found in SW Miami-Dade canal

Updated on: May 15, 2024 / 5:31 PM EDT / CBS Miami

Death investigation underway after body pulled from SW Miami-Dade canal

MIAMI - The Miami-Dade Police Department is conducting a death investigation in Southwest Miami Wednesday afternoon after a body was found floating in a canal.

Police said they received the call shortly after 1 p.m. about a body floating in a canal in the area of 8th Street and 137th Avenue.

Authorities said an adult male had been declared dead at the scene.

Images from Chopper 4 showed police investigators walking around the wooded area along the canal.

Homicide detectives are investigating this as an undetermined death at this time.

This developing story will be updated as soon as more details become available.

Mauricio Maldonado

Mauricio Maldonado is a digital editor for CBS Miami and has been a digital journalist in the South Florida area since 1997. Mauricio started at the Miami Herald in 1990 and transitioned over to their online team in 1997. In 2001, he moved north to lend his talents to SunSentinel.com, where he spent 17 years. Mauricio has been with CBS Miami since 2018.