Woman dead after ATV ends up in canal in SW Miami-Dade

MIAMI - A woman is dead and another was assessed for injuries Thursday afternoon after their all-terrain vehicle ended up in a canal in the Hammocks area of Miami-Dade County .

It happened shortly before 1 p.m. in a canal near 112th Street & SW 157th Avenue.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded to the scene and reported one woman was out of the water, while they searched for another in the canal.

Authorities said one near-drowning patient was pulled from the canal, but that person did not make it.

Police have not identified the victims and are continuing to investigate.