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Police investigate body found floating in Miami River early Tuesday, police say

Police are investigating the discovery of a body found floating in the Miami River Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Police are investigating the discovery of a body found floating in the Miami River Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a body found floating in the Miami River on Tuesday.

Shortly before 11:30 a.m., the body was discovered floating around Southwest 2nd Avenue and 4th Street, said Miami Police Officer Kiara Delva, a police spokeswoman, adding the person was pulled from the water.

This is a developing story that will be updated once additional information is 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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