Broward County

A man’s body was found floating near Fort Lauderdale beach. Cops are investigating

Police are investigating after a man’s body was found floating near Fort Lauderdale beach.

The man was found Friday in the area of 2100 South Ocean Ln. by someone walking along the beach, according to Fort Lauderdale Police.

He was found near the jetties by the entrance to Port Everglades, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4.

Police believe the man was in his 40s, and they are working to determine how he died.

The man’s identity is still unknown.

This article will be updated once more information becomes available.

This story was originally published October 18, 2019 at 1:34 PM.

Michelle Marchante
Miami Herald
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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