MIAMI SPRINGS, Fla. – One person is dead after authorities found a car submerged in a Miami Springs canal Thursday morning, according to police.
Authorities responded just after 9:15 a.m. near the intersection of South Melrose Drive and Osage Drive, officials said.
Several units responded, including a dive team, and fire rescue crews pulled a man out of the submerged car. He was pronounced dead after being taken to a local hospital.
According to a spokesperson for the Miami Springs Police Department, officials aren’t sure exactly when the car went in the water.
Officials haven’t publicly identified the victim.
Miami-Dade traffic homicide detectives are investigating.