MIAMI - An investigation is underway after a body was discovered floating in the water near PortMiami, authorities said.
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said that Marine Patrol deputies were conducting a ship escort at around 5 p.m., Monday, when they located the body of a deceased man in the water.
The Miami-Dade Police Department’s Homicide Bureau has taken over the investigation.
Authorities have not released the man’s identity or any additional details surrounding the circumstances of his death.