A body was found in a canal near Mack’s Fish Camp in western Broward County on Thursday morning, hours after deputies were called about a car that had gone into the water, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said.
Deputies were called about a car in the water near the 18000 block of Krome Avenue shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. Broward Sheriff’s Office Weston deputies and divers, the Missing Persons Unit, Marine Patrol and the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Unit, which uses drones, went to the scene and found a Chevy Tahoe submerged in the water.
The person’s body was found at some point early Thursday. The Sheriff’s Office has not identified the person or released further information as of Thursday afternoon.
Relatives told WPLG-Ch.10 the person found was Ramiro Gomez, 26, who they believe drove to the canal to go fishing and crashed into the water.
The Traffic Homicide Unit was at the scene Thursday afternoon investigating.
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