The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday afternoon that its deputies discovered a man’s body Sunday at 9 a.m. along Sebastian’s shoreline. The body was found in the 12900 block of Indian River Drive. An early investigation has revealed that the person may be connected to an incident several days ago in southern Brevard County, where a person fled from the Sebastian Police Department and entered the Indian River Lagoon to escape law enforcement.”It was unrelated investigation that was going on … for some reason he decided to flee and went east, ran into the water about a few miles north of us and that’s the last time law enforcement saw him,” Capt. Joe Abollo said.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe sheriff’s office said law enforcement agencies, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, searched the area for the person but were unsuccessful.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.The sheriff’s office believes that based on the current weather conditions and investigative findings, the man’s body traveled south through the lagoon before washing ashore in Indian River County. “And this morning the water and the situation in environment must have brought him down south to our county,” Abollo said.Abollo noted that the incident involves four separate counties, as Ramos is from Edgewater and was involved in a family dispute.”He then somehow ended up in Palm Beach County while he was in Palm Beach County,” Abollo said. “He was medically, went to a facility. … For some reason that he stole a vehicle ended up in our county and then drove through our county. Ended up in Brevard County. That’s when Sebastian and Brevard County sheriffs office got involved that vehicle was obviously stolen. It came up and they obviously investigated. That’s when the chase went on, then it ended up being a foot pursuit. He ran all up and down US 1 and Brevard county side and then ended up running and jumping into the water.” The investigation remains active as authorities have not yet determined the cause of death. Ramos’ body has been sent to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.
SEBASTIAN, Fla. —
The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office announced Sunday afternoon that its deputies discovered a man’s body Sunday at 9 a.m. along Sebastian’s shoreline.
The body was found in the 12900 block of Indian River Drive. An early investigation has revealed that the person may be connected to an incident several days ago in southern Brevard County, where a person fled from the Sebastian Police Department and entered the Indian River Lagoon to escape law enforcement.
“It was unrelated investigation that was going on … for some reason he decided to flee and went east, ran into the water about a few miles north of us and that’s the last time law enforcement saw him,” Capt. Joe Abollo said.
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The sheriff’s office said law enforcement agencies, including the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, searched the area for the person but were unsuccessful.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The sheriff’s office believes that based on the current weather conditions and investigative findings, the man’s body traveled south through the lagoon before washing ashore in Indian River County. “And this morning the water and the situation in environment must have brought him down south to our county,” Abollo said.
Abollo noted that the incident involves four separate counties, as Ramos is from Edgewater and was involved in a family dispute.
“He then somehow ended up in Palm Beach County while he was in Palm Beach County,” Abollo said. “He was medically, went to a facility. … For some reason that he stole a vehicle ended up in our county and then drove through our county. Ended up in Brevard County. That’s when Sebastian and Brevard County sheriffs office got involved that vehicle was obviously stolen. It came up and they obviously investigated. That’s when the chase went on, then it ended up being a foot pursuit. He ran all up and down US 1 and Brevard county side and then ended up running and jumping into the water.”
The investigation remains active as authorities have not yet determined the cause of death. Ramos’ body has been sent to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.