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- Chopper 6 was over the scene near South Dixie Highway and SW 248th Street after reports of a body being located on the bank of the canal.
- Miami-Dade Police say the body was so decomposed they cannot determine its gender at this time.
Police are searching for answers after a decomposed body was found in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal.
Chopper 6 was over the scene near South Dixie Highway and SW 248th Street after reports of a body being located on the bank of a nearby canal.
Miami-Dade Police say the body was so decomposed they cannot determine its gender at this time. Officials believe it had been in the water for an extended period of time and will await the results of the medical examiner before determining the cause of death.
