Body found in Broward Everglades canal identified as Hialeah man from Mexico

Authorities are releasing new details on a body that surfaced in a Florida Everglades canal early Thursday morning. Broward County officials say Ramiro Gomez-Diaz, of Hialeah, was discovered hours after they found his car submerged underwater.

Deputies responded to reports of a sunken vehicle near Krome Avenue and U.S. Highway 27 around 9 p.m. on Wednesday and found the 27-year-old’s 2007 Chevy Tahoe underwater, the Broward Sheriff’s Office told the Miami Herald. The agency’s dive team, missing persons unit, marine patrol and drone unit were deployed to locate the SUV but saw no trace of the missing driver.

A family member was the first to spot a lifeless Gomez-Dias after returning to the canal early Thursday morning, BSO reported in a statement released Friday afternoon…

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