Body, submerged car found in canal in western Miramar

Two fishermen found a body in a canal in western Miramar on Wednesday evening, according to police.

The fishermen saw the body in the canal near Southwest 196th Avenue and south of Pembroke Road shortly after 7:30 p.m., said Tania Ordaz, a spokesperson for Miramar Police.

A car was also found submerged in the same canal, she said.

The person’s gender and identity as well as the type of car were not known Wednesday night, Ordaz said. Officers remained at the scene as of about 9:30 p.m.

The canal where the fishermen found the body is about three miles northwest of where a Fort Lauderdale woman who was reported missing more than a week ago was last seen. Carol Tormey, 81, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, was last seen on July 21 near 17001 Miramar Parkway driving her husband’s black 2018 Chevy Colorado.

Workers searching for Tormey on Tuesday night found a submerged car in the water near where her car was last known to be, and human remains were found inside, but it wasn’t Tormey or the Chevy Colorado.