MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 10, 2001
6:00 P.M. CRAWFORD
Alexandria Police Investigate an Apparent Drowning
This afternoon police responded to a location along the Potomac River, approximately 150 yards north of Jones Point, for the report of a man washed ashore. The man was transported to the Alexandria Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Last night at approximately 9:16 p.m., police responded to the dock area at the dead end of Wolfe Street for a report of a victim drowning. Investigation revealed that three acquaintances, two adult males and one adult female, were fishing from the dock and later went for a swim. Two of the individuals managed to swim back to shore while the third individual was never located. Concerned for the safety of the missing man, police were called and an extensive search began with the assistance of the Alexandria Fire Department, Washington, D.C. Fire Department, Washington, D.C. Police Harbor Patrol, and a United States Park Police Helicopter. After several hours, police were unable to locate a body and the search was called off.
It is believed that the body retrieved from the Potomac shore today is the man that was missing from last night. The man’s identity has not been established and the exact cause of death has not been determined pending the outcome of an autopsy.
For further details, please call the Public Information Office.
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