HOLLYWOOD BEACH, Fla. — A woman was snorkeling or diving in the ocean off Dania Beach when she vanished and later washed ashore dead at Hollywood Beach, according to the Hollywood Police Department.
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The woman was swimming on Wednesday in the area of the Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park at 6503 North Ocean Drive, according to Deanna Bettineschi, a spokeswoman for the HPD.
“Detectives have identified the female and are working to make next of kin notifications,” Bettineschi wrote in a statement.
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation investigators worked with Hollywood detectives, and their investigation was ongoing on Thursday afternoon, according to Bettineschi.
Hollywood police officers responded to a 911 call at about 8 p.m. on Wednesday after witnesses saw the body, east of the North Boardwalk and south of the Hollywood North Beach Park.
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“We saw two fishermen and then what looked like a body on the beach … We saw them drag her up … it was disheartening,” Gianluca Fiore, a witness, said.
There were Hollywood police officers on and off the beach late into the night, near North Surf Road, between New Mexico and Thomas streets. The Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office was investigating.
“Hollywood police department and fire department did an amazing job at making sure that the body was treated with respect,“ Emilio Benitz, a witness who lives steps away from the North Boardwalk, said.
Detectives asked anyone with information about the case to call 954-764-4357 or 954-967-4567, or Broward County Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477 to remain anonymous.
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