FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) – Authorities have recognized the person who drowned within the New River close to downtown Fort Lauderdale as Malik S. Jones, 21, of Miramar.
Fort Lauderdale Police confirmed the identification on Tuesday, including that the circumstances of the incident look like an unintentional drowning. Nonetheless, the investigation stays ongoing.
Police stated the preliminary report got here in round 2:40 a.m. on Jan. 18, when witnesses noticed a person in misery within the river close to 20 W Las Olas Boulevard. A Good Samaritan jumped into the water in an try to rescue the person however overlooked him earlier than making contact, based on police.
Emergency responders, together with Fort Lauderdale police and fireplace items and the Broward Sheriff’s Workplace aviation unit, performed a search with no outcomes.
The FLPD dive group later recovered a physique believed to be Jones.
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