The seek for a person who disappeared after falling off a watercraft in West Miami-Dade continues

By Homestead News On Mar 25, 2021

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – The search for a man who disappeared after falling from a watercraft continued on Wednesday.

20-year-old Alexander Garcia was out with friends in western Miami-Dade County on Tuesday. Witnesses said he drove with his girlfriend. Friends were able to save her, but Garcia disappeared into the water.

The incident occurred in a body of water in an industrial park surrounded by warehouses south of Northwest 25th Street and east of Northwest 127th Avenue.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission assisted Miami-Dade Police Department officials in the search.

FWC spokesman Ronald Washington confirmed that FWC officials were still looking for Garcia on Wednesday.

Sources told Local 10 News that a life jacket was found, but there were no signs of the missing man.