UPDATE Thursday
FROM POLICE REPORTS
Death Investigation – On Wednesday, November 7th at 1:14PM, the Prince William County and Fairfax County Police Dive Teams, with the assistance of a helicopter from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency, recovered the body of an adult female from the Potomac River.
The body has since been identified as the victim who was reported missing on November 5th from family members residing in Fairfax County. The investigation led detectives to the area of Marina Way in Occoquan where the victim owns and docks a boat.
The victim was last seen in that area on November 3rd at 7:00PM. The victim is believed to have accidentally fallen into the water from the dock. On November 6th, the Prince William County Dive Team and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter conducted a search of the water in the area of the dock but did not locate the victim.
A more extensive search was conducted on November 7th in which the U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter located the victim in water off of Belmont Bay. Foul play is not believed to have occurred in this case.
Identified:
The victim has been identified as Cheryl Ann ALSTON, 66, of Fairfax
Original post 2:30 p.m. WednesdayÂ
WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Police pulled a body from the Belmont Bay in Woodbridge today.
Prince William police have not identified the body, but it was found about 1 p.m. with the help of a Fairfax County police dive team, and help from a helicopter from U.S. Customs Enforcement, said police spokesman Mark Merriman.
Prince William officials are taking the lead on this investigation and are in the process of notifying next of kin.
The discovery comes about a week after police reported a woman who was threatening suicide went missing from a home in Lake Ridge.
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