MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A call to police about a missing child became a homicide investigation Saturday afternoon when the body of a 4-year-old child was found in a Southwest Miami-Dade canal.
Police confirmed that it happened in the area of SW 280 Terrace & SW 141 Avenue.
Homicide detectives were at the scene investigating the death the child.
Police said the body of the child was eventually found in a canal, according to investigators.
A 911 call came in about a missing child with special needs. Detectives responded, along with K9s in what police said became an extensive search.
The body was eventually found in a nearby canal.