Body Found Floating in Huntsman Lake: Police Investigation Underway

PHOTO of scene Sunday at Huntsman Lake in Burke area courtesy of FCPD.

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Police are on the scene Sunday at Huntsman Lake in the Burke/Springfield area, investigating a case of a body found floating in the water. The lake is located near Huntsman Boulevard and Fairfax County Parkway in Burke.

Kayakers discovered the body of a woman floating in the water Sunday morning around 10:30 a.m. and contacted police, Fairfax County Police said Sunday, on Twitter.

The body was removed from the lake Sunday afternoon, police said.

WJLA reports the body was floating about 15 feet from the shore at Huntsman Lake. The TV station reported the woman, who police have not yet publicly identified, as wearing a gray tank top and blue jeans.

Police on Sunday had taped off the area; most walkways and the lake were not accessible to the public.