Body of a Virginia man missing since Friday has been found in the Miami River
SUNDAY MORNING UPDATE: The U.S. Coast Guard said Joustin Chavez’s body has been found.
A Herndon, Virginia man reported missing Friday night was found Saturday night in the Miami River, the U.S. Coast Guard said Sunday morning.
Miami Fire Rescue found 26-year-old Joustin Chavez in waters off Brickell Avenue and north of the Rickenbacker Causeway around 7 p.m.
Chavez was last seen by his sister getting on a vessel at Miami Marine Stadium with plans to arrive in the 1800 block of Northwest 24th Avenue via the Miami River. He was reported missing by his sister around 8 Friday night after finding he wasn’t on their charter boat when it left from the Northwest 24th AVenue location.
This story was originally published December 18, 2021 at 11:46 AM.
Howard Cohen
Miami Herald