MIAMI, Fla. – Divers with Miami Dade Police responded to a marina near the Miami Seaquarium on Wednesday afternoon after reports of human remains near the north side of the Bear Cut Bridge.
Police said they met with a man around 2:25 p.m. who said he spotted human remains in the water. Investigators said that the man described himself as an archaeologist who is familiar what human bones look like.
The search is now a joint investigation of the Miami Dade Police, Key Biscayne Police and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
When Local 10 arrived at the scene, divers were suiting up to go in the water to see if they could find what the man had described to them. But, investigators told Local 10 that the witness was having trouble telling police exactly where he spotted the remains.
After about a more than hour search, the divers packed up and left for the day.
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There may be a connection with the possible sighting of the remains from an incident that happened two months ago. This was the area where the United States Coast Guard was searching for a boater who vanished after a collision. Parts of a body were discovered by the Coast Guard at that time. The collision, on Jan. 4, claimed the life of 33-year-old Spencer Sheridan.
There is still no word on if these two incidents are related.
Miami Dade Police did not say on Wednesday if they had plans to return and continue the search.