Body found in Hollywood Intracoastal near Sheridan Street bridge
A passerby spotted a body floating near the Sheridan Street bridge just before 7:20 a.m. Tuesday, sending Hollywood police and Broward Sheriff’s Office marine units to the Intracoastal.
Hollywood police investigated after a passerby walking across the Sheridan Street bridge saw a body floating in the Intracoastal Waterway just before 7:20 a.m. Tuesday. Broward Sheriff’s Office crews recovered the body from the water.
Police have not released the man’s identity, and the cause of death was not immediately known. The scene was treated as a possible drowning near Sheridan Street and the Intracoastal, near the 3600 block of North Ocean Drive, close to the bridge.
Hollywood police have not said whether investigators suspect foul play, and no arrest or suspect information has been announced. The case remains an active death investigation as detectives work to determine who the man was and how he ended up in the water.
The discovery comes after two other water-related death investigations in Hollywood Beach last month. Hollywood police investigated a woman’s death after her body washed ashore on June 4, 2026, and another body washed ashore there on June 3, 2026.
The Sheridan Street corridor carries heavy traffic and pedestrians across a major east-west route, and the City of Hollywood has active public notices tied to the Sheridan Street Bridge. County work on the Sheridan Street Bridge over Florida’s Turnpike is also underway in 2026.
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