SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) – Police are investigating after a body was discovered in a vehicle submerged in a canal in Sunrise.
Officers from the Broward Sheriff’s Office and Sunrise Police arrived at the scene Tuesday afternoon and recovered a black Honda Civic from the canal, located near 8300 West Oakland Park Boulevard.
When the Broward Medical Examiner arrived at the scene to conduct an investigation, a tent and tarp were set up nearby.
7News cameras filmed divers in the water and the car being pulled out of the canal.
The body discovered was not identified.
Sunrise Police released a statement Tuesday afternoon:
Early this morning, around 2:30 p.m., a vehicle was found submerged in the canal near 8400 W Oakland Park Blvd. A single dead occupant was discovered. The identity of the deceased, description of the vehicle and cause of death are currently under investigation. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available.
How the vehicle got into the water is still unclear.
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