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Unidentified Black / African American Male
Age 0-0
from Miami, Florida

Victim Details

Created
Apr 01, 2025

Case Added
May 07, 2025

Case ID
50865

Case Number
1980-02624

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Pid
70724

Height
63 inches

Weight
85 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Male

Date Found
1980-09-08

Description
Atlantic Ocean:25-40 miles from Anguila Key, Bahama Banks

City
Miami

State
Florida

County
Miami-Dade County

Tribal Land
No

Agency ID
49824

Agency Name
District 11 Miami-Dade County Medical Examiners Office

Agency City
Miami

Agency State
Florida

Agency County
Miami-Dade County

Agency Contact
Naomi Jacobs

Contact Job Title
Medicolegal Death Investigator

Agency Address
1851 NW 10 Avenue, , Miami, Florida

Agency Phone
3055452400

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
https://www.miamidade.gov/global/medicalexaminer/home.page

Agency Case #
1980-02624

Agency Report Date
2025-04-01

Hair Color
Black

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Brown shirt, Red and green swim trunks

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Case Description

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September 8, 1980 a US Coast Guard Aircraft observed five bodies floating in the ocean near a submerged sunken vessel on the east side of Santaren Channel. The bodies were floating in water 25-40 miles from Anguilla Key, Bahama Banks. Upon Coast Guard arrival on scene, they retrieved all 5 bodies including a sixth body. There was no personal property or debris in the water. The sunken vessel was a wooden 2 masted sail ship, approximately 25-35 feet in length. All bodies were an advanced state of decomposition. While at the scene, another boat with 25-30 people on board approached the Coast Guard cutter and were taken aboard (alive and well) and transported to Dodge Island.
Date Found: 1980-09-08

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