Detectives work to identify body found in Miami-Dade canal

A body was found in a canal in northeastern Miami-Dade County, prompting a death investigation led by the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Homicide Bureau. The Miami Gardens Police Department, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, and the Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the scene near Northeast Second Avenue and 199 Street. Authorities are seeking information from the public to identify the unknown male and determine the cause of death.