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Fishermen find bones in a jar underwater in Florida Keys, sheriff’s office says

Fishermen in the Florida Keys found a jar containing bones that was submerged in water in Key Largo on Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2025.
Fishermen in the Florida Keys found a jar containing bones that was submerged in water in Key Largo on Friday morning, Nov. 7, 2025. MH

Fishermen in the Florida Keys found a submerged jar containing bones and other items early Friday morning, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.

The anglers found the jar around 3:45 a.m. near mile marker 106 in Key Largo, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s Office spokesman Adam Linhardt said some of the bones appeared to be from an animal, “while others did not.”

The Monroe County Medical Examiner is looking at the bones to determine if there are any human remains. The jar also contained railroad spikes and horseshoes, Linhardt said.

The size of the jar and what it was made of was not immediately 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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