Miami Fire Rescue Found Body Of Missing Man Joustin Chavez – CBS Miami

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The body of a man who was last seen on a Miami charter boat has been recovered.

Miami Fire Rescue said the body of Joustin Chavez, 26, was found in the waters north of the Rickenbacker Causeway off Brickell Avenue around 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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Chavez was last seen getting on the charter boat at Miami Marine Stadium on Friday.

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His sister reported him missing at approximately 8 p.m. after discovering he wasn’t on the boat.

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Several agencies including the U.S. Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation, and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took part in the 23-hour search.