Overview
- Two fishermen found a body washed ashore near New Mexico Street and called police after about 8 p.m., and investigators say the discovery traces to a June 3 incident that left injuries consistent with a vessel strike.
- The woman has been identified as 31-year-old Kellie Melinda Williams, a Miami-based American Airlines flight attendant who officials say had been snorkeling near Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park earlier that day.
- The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is leading boating and wildlife forensic work while Hollywood homicide detectives handle the criminal inquiry, and the agencies say they are jointly investigating the case.
- Officials have not released any information about a specific boat, its occupants, or any charges, and they are asking anyone with information to call the Wildlife Alert Hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922).
- Colleagues and her employer have issued condolences, and the discovery follows another body found on Hollywood Beach less than six months ago, a detail that investigators say is part of the broader local inquiry into beach deaths and boating safety.