One person was found dead and a second person was rushed to the hospital after authorities performed a welfare check in a rural area of southwest Miami-Dade early Thursday. NBC6’s Ari Odzer reports.
One person was found dead and a second person was rushed to the hospital after authorities performed a welfare check in a rural area of southwest Miami-Dade early Thursday.
It was around 12:45 a.m. when Miami-Dade Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the area of 204th Avenue and Southwest 232nd Street for a welfare check at a trailer.
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WATCH HEREWhen they got there, authorities said they could see an unconscious man from a bedroom window.
One victim died at the scene, the sheriff's office said. A second person was taken to Jackson South Community Hospital in critical condition.
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Details about what may have caused the victim's death and whether the two were related to each other were not provided.
First responders dressed in hazmat gear needed to be hosed down after entering the trailer and dealing with the victims, video shows.
The area is surrounded by ornamental plant and tree farms. A manager at a neighboring farm told NBC6 that she suspected the deaths had something to do with the chemicals, fertilizers and pesticides, that they use on the plants, but authorities have not confirmed those details.
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Detectives did say there were no obvious signs of death, and the MDSO Homicide Bureau has assumed the investigation.
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