Officers say nothing found after tip about body buried in backyard in Cocoa Beach

COCOA BEACH, Fla. — Officers said they did not find any human remains Wednesday after receiving a tip about a body buried in the backyard of a home in Cocoa Beach.

A large excavation machine was seen in the backyard of the home, along with a mobile crime lab vehicle and several deputies.

Brevard County deputies spent several hours Wednesday digging up and searching the home on Woodland Avenue.

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No human remains were found but authorities are continuing to follow up on leads related to the tip.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Cocoa Beach Police Department at 321-868-3251 or CrimeLine at 1-800-423-TIPS.

#BREAKING Cocoa Beach Police say no human remains were found in the back yard of a home where they spent most of the day digging for evidence following a tip that a body was buried there. Live coverage on #WFTVat6 @WFTV pic.twitter.com/48RKeoRtW9
— Ken Tyndall (@KenTyndallWFTV) April 24, 2019

#BREAKING Cocoa Beach Police are investigating a tip that a body is buried in the back yard of a home. They’re using a backhoe to dig for evidence. Continuing coverage @WFTV pic.twitter.com/NSx5W3B52F
— Ken Tyndall (@KenTyndallWFTV) April 24, 2019