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MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Three bodies have been pulled out of the water near the Florida Keys by the Coast Guard and local agencies.
READ MORE: Biden Invokes Defense Production Act To Address Infant Formula Shortage, Among Other ActionsFollowing up on a report from a good Samaritan, the bodies were discovered Saturday morning about 23 miles southeast of Islamorada.
The Coast Guard in Key West first received the call of a person in the water around 10:45 a.m. and launched a search and rescue team.
READ MORE: Pursuit Through Broward Streets Ends With 2 Taken Into CustodySeveral hours later, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission aircraft located two other bodies.
They did not say what were the circumstances surrounding the cause of death or a connection between the victims.
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