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Body Found Off Palmetto Expressway: Miami Gardens Police

Police were investigating after a body was found in a wooded area off the Palmetto Expressway in Miami Gardens Tuesday.

The body was found off the Palmetto near Northwest 12th Avenue, Miami Gardens Police said. Police didn't give any other details.

Footage showed officers and detectives scouring the area earlier Tuesday. It's believed that public works department crews discovered the body but police haven't confirmed that detail.

The discovery and investigation impacted traffic in the area, with some of the eastbound lanes of the Palmetto closed down.

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