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Life-size bronze statue missing from Miami Lakes park honoring boy who died of brain cancer
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· August 9, 2026
· 1 min read
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Key takeaway The statue, which is 44 inches tall, was a part of the park's memorial for six years.
A life-size bronze statue has gone missing from a park in Miami Lakes. The statue, which is 44 inches tall, was a part of the park's memorial for six years. It was taken on a Saturday, although the exact circumstances of its removal are not specified here.
The park where the statue stood is named after a boy who died of brain cancer. For more information about the missing statue and the park, readers can refer to the source, CBS4 Miami. Further details about the incident and the memorial are available from this source.
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Category: weather Published: August 9, 2026 Source: CBS4 Miami Reading time: 1 min
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