UPDATE Sunday 10:20 a.m.
Search teams are looking for the body of a man who went missing Saturday in the Potomac River.
A 47-year-old Prince Georges County, Md. man went missing yesterday while Kayaking near the Belle Haven Marina, near Alexandria just before noon.
Fairfax County officials received a 911 call about the missing man, and when they arrived on scene, they found his 19-year-old nephew on the shore, said police spokesman Bud Walker.
The boy was not injured, but his uncle was nowhere to be found.
A search that included a fire boat from Woodbridge continued until 8:30 p.m.
âThe search and rescue operation has now been changed to a recovery operation,â said Walker.
The identity of the man was not released. Walker did not say how the kayaker went missing.
Officials say they will update the progress on the search for the manâs body Sunday afternoon.
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Fairfax County, Va. – Fairfax fire and rescue officials are searching for a kayaker who went missing in the Potomac River.
A Fairfax County fire and rescue spokesman said on Saturday evening the search was wide ranging, and focused around Belle Haven Marina near Alexandria.
The spokesman did not identify the missing kayaker.
Just after 1 p.m. Saturday, a fire and rescue boat from Woodbridge was called to assist Fairfax officials in their search.
Weâll have more on this as it develops.
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