Burned body found in northwest Miami-Dade County

Family of missing woman 'extremely concerned'

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Police are investigating after a burned body was found in northwest Miami-Dade County.

The discovery was made Wednesday morning after Miami-Dade police were called to a brush fire near Northwest 64th Street and Northwest 82nd Avenue.

A customer eating breakfast at a nearby Cuban cafe spotted the fire and called 911.

When police arrived, they found the charred remains of a woman.

Police said they have not identified the body or determined how the woman died.

After learning that a burned body had been found, Samaniego's family rushed to the crime scene. She had been missing since Saturday.

Family members were putting flyers up near Samaniego's workplace where she was last seen, located just a few miles from the location where the remains were found.

"The news said it was a woman," Mirtha Zelaya told Local 10 News on Wednesday. "Before coming here I had to calm myself down because we do not know what to expect."

Anyone with information is asked to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

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