Crime & Safety
Police Identify Body Floating in Huntsman Lake
Woman was found Sunday by kayakers, according to Fairfax County police.
Image: The scene Sunday at Huntsman Lake (FCPD).
The Fairfax County police have identified a body recovered Sunday in Huntsman Lake as that of Leslie P. Brassfield, 22, of Fairfax, they announced Tuesday morning.
The death is still under investigation, the police said. Virginia’s Office of the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
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Two kayakers found the body Sunday at around 10:30 a.m. in the lake, in the Burke/Springfield area just north of the Fairfax County Parkway.
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