Broward County

A car with a man’s body inside was towed out of a Broward canal behind IHOP, police said

A car with a body inside was found in Miramar NOV. 11, 2021.
A car with a body inside was found in Miramar NOV. 11, 2021. File

Miramar police officers looking for a missing person found a car submerged in a canal with a man’s body inside, the department said Thursday night.

The car was found just before 3 p.m. behind IHOP, 7990 Miramar Pkwy.

According to police, it appeared that the car was in the canal as the result of a single-vehicle crash. The car was removed from the canal by a tow truck.

It was not clear how long the car had been in the water. Police did not identify the man Thursday night.

No other information was immediately available.

This story was originally published November 11, 2021 at 11:31 PM.

Carli Teproff
Miami Herald
Carli Teproff grew up in Northeast Miami-Dade and graduated from Florida International University in 2003. She became a full-time reporter for the Miami Herald in 2005 and now covers breaking news.
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