Crime

Investigation underway after a man’s body was found floating in a Pompano Beach canal

A body of a man was found near the 2900 block of South Palm Aire Drive in Pompano Beach on the morning of Monday. Jan. 10, 2022, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said.
A body of a man was found near the 2900 block of South Palm Aire Drive in Pompano Beach on the morning of Monday. Jan. 10, 2022, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said. Getty Images/iStockphoto

A man’s body was found Monday morning in western Pompano Beach, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities received a call before 9 a.m. about a possible body floating in a canal. When first responders arrived, they found an unresponsive man in the canal, Gerdy St. Louis, spokesperson with BCSO, said in an email Monday afternoon.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene, Louis added. BCSO detectives are investigating the incident.

Police did not release the man’s name.

The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office will determine the cause of death.

This story was originally published January 10, 2022 at 6:14 PM.

Omar Rodríguez Ortiz
Miami Herald
Omar is a bilingual and bicultural journalist, covering breaking news in South Florida for the Miami Herald. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin and a bachelor’s degree in education from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Río Piedras.
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