LAKE ANNA, Va. — A body was discovered floating in Lake Anna on Saturday afternoon, Crime Insider sources told CBS 6.
The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office later confirmed the report.
"At approximately 2:15 p.m. the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received information about a body that had been located floating in the waters of Spotsylvania County, out in the main part of Lake Anna. At the request of Spotsylvania, LCSO Deputies, detectives, and other resources responded, and arrived just after the body was removed from the water," Louisa Sheriff's Office Sergeant Chuck Love wrote in an email. "During initial investigation, it was determined to be the body of a female. The deceased individual is currently being transported to the Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy and definitive identification. Updates will be given as more information becomes available."
Love indicated LCSO has "been actively searching for an individual who is believed to have possibly drowned earlier this spring in an area further up-lake from today’s recovery."
He asked anyone with information to call the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office CID Unit at 540-967-1234 or Louisa Crime Solvers at 800-346-1466
This is a developing story. Anyone with information can email the CBS 6 Newsroom.
