Broward County

How did a woman’s body end up in a Miramar lake? Police are investigating

Miramar police are investigating after a body was found in a lake early Friday afternoon.

At about noon, a person noticed a female floating in a lake near Silver Lakes Island Park, in the 2300 to 2700 block of Southwest 178th Avenue, police said.

Detectives and a dive team recovered the dead woman’s body from the lake. Police did not identify her.

Police do not believe foul play is involved, but the cause of death is being investigated by the medical examiner’s office.

If you have any information on the body, call Miramar police at 954-602-4000.

This story was originally published July 19, 2019 at 4:37 PM.

Devoun Cetoute
Miami Herald
Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.
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