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Man dies after falling off South Miami Bridge

A bridge in Miami was temporarily shut down Wednesday morning after a man fell to his death.

Sky 10 was above the area of 450 South Miami Avenue at 6:30 a.m. as several police cars were parked on the bridge and below it. City of Miami Fire Rescue personnel were also spotted at the scene.

At one point, an empty stretcher was wheeled away.

According to Miami Fire Rescue officials, units responded to the scene and within five minutes they located the victim’s body at the bottom of the bridge.

Miami police later confirmed that the victim, identified only as a man, appeared to have fallen from the bridge.

Witnesses told officers that the man was riding a bicycle and attempted to overtake the drawbridge as it was opening.

Miami police Officer Kenia Fallat, who is also a spokeswoman for the department, said there were a numbers of witnesses who saw what happened and the incident appears to have been an accident.

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