Miami-Dade County

Miami police recover body found floating in Biscayne Bay off Coconut Grove

Miami police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the bay close to shore in Coconut Grove Friday morning, Sept. 12, 2025.
Miami police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the bay close to shore in Coconut Grove Friday morning, Sept. 12, 2025. File image

Miami police detectives are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the bay just offshore of Coconut Grove Friday morning near Mercy Hospital.

Marine Patrol officers found the body in the water near 3663 South Miami Avenue after receiving a call around 8 a.m., said police spokeswoman Vanessa Morales.

Detectives did not have the man’s identification as of late Friday morning, Morales said.

“The scene remains active,” she said.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

This story was originally published September 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM.

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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