Wyn Delano
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) A body was found in the Potomac River, between Roosevelt Island and the Virginia Shoreline at around 6:35 Monday morning.
D.C Fire and EMS spokesman Vito Maggiolo told WMAL that crews were called to the scene after receiving reports of a possible “victim in the water.”
After sending both “land based units and fire boats” to search the area, a body was discovered and the investigation was handed over to Metropolitan Police.
Maggiolo says that the death is now being investigated as a “law enforcement issue.”
This is a developing story and will continue to be updated as more information becomes available.
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