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Body found floating off Coconut Grove marina, Miami police say

City of Miami firefighters found a body floating in the water off Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, according to city police.
City of Miami firefighters found a body floating in the water off Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, according to city police. Getty Images

City of Miami firefighters found a body floating off Dinner Key Marina in Coconut Grove Wednesday afternoon, police say.

Miami police spokesman Officer Michael Vega said there were reports of a missing swimmer around 4 p.m. and the body was later found off the marina, located at 3400 Pan American Drive.

A Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesperson said the department received a call about an unmanned vessel that was adrift as well as a person in the water.

Petty Officer Diana Sherbs, a U.S. Coat Guard spokeswoman, said the vessel that was adrift was a dinghy.

This report will be updated as more information becomes available.

David Goodhue
Miami Herald
David Goodhue covers the Florida Keys and South Florida for FLKeysNews.com and the Miami Herald. Before joining the Herald, he covered Congress, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the University of Delaware. 
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