Search continues for man who vanished after falling off personal watercraft in west Miami-Dade

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The search for a man who vanished after falling off a personal watercraft continued on Wednesday.

Alexander Garcia, 20, was out with friends in west Miami-Dade County on Tuesday. Witnesses said he was riding with his girlfriend. Friends were able to rescue her, but Garcia vanished in the water.

The incident happened in a body of water nestled in a commercial area surrounded by warehouses south of Northwest 25th Street and east of Northwest 127th Avenue.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission was assisting officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department in the search.

FWC spokesman Ronald Washington confirmed that FWC officers were still searching for Garcia on Wednesday.

Sources told Local 10 News a life jacket was located, but there was no sign of the missing man.


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Liane Morejon is an Emmy-winning reporter who joined the Local 10 News family in January 2010. Born and raised in Coral Gables, Liane has a unique perspective on covering news in her own backyard.

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Annaliese Garcia joined Local 10 News in January 2020. Born and raised in Miami, she graduated from the University of Miami, where she studied broadcast journalism. She began her career at Univision. Before arriving at Local 10, she was with NBC2 (WBBH-TV) covering Southwest Florida. She's glad to be back in Miami!

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