Miami-Dade County

Water main break shuts down Zoo Miami

Peggy the African elephant sprays wet clay on herself to keep cool during the day on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Zoo Miami. Elephants use the wet clay like a sunscreen to keep the sun off of their bodies.
Peggy the African elephant sprays wet clay on herself to keep cool during the day on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Zoo Miami. Elephants use the wet clay like a sunscreen to keep the sun off of their bodies. Alie Skowronski Miami Herald

Zoo Miami shut its gates to the public Friday afternoon due to a water main break, the facility announced.

The southwest Miami-Dade tourist attraction, 12400 SW 152nd St., issued a statement on social media shortly after 1 p.m. It was not immediately clear when the issue is expected to be resolved and the zoo to reopen.

The zoo said anyone with questions about tickets should send an email to zoomiami@miamidade.gov.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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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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