Man's Body Found in Submerged Car off BW Parkway

A car partially under water along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in Anne Arundel County contained a body, authorities say.

The man’s body was found about 2 p.m. by a worker cutting grass along the northbound parkway lanes near the Route 198 exit, reports WTOP. The exit ramp is closed while U.S. Park Police and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service police investigate.

Once the worker saw overturned vehicle overturned in the water, police officers broke out the vehicle’s windows and found the victim. Authorities told WTOP the man was dead; the crash likely didn’t happen on Monday.

The Washington Post reports the car had been in the water at least a day before it was noticed.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused the crash and when it happened.

Police have not released the victim’s identity.