Crime & Safety
McLean Resident Identified In Potomac River Death
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue responded Tuesday to calls from the Virginia side about a body in the Potomac River.
MCLEAN, VA — A body found Tuesday night in the Potomac River between Virginia and Maryland near Great Falls has been identified as a McLean resident.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesperson Pete Piringer said a swift water rescue team was called for a report of a person in distress or a body in the river. The body was found in the rocks at Wet Bottom near Sandy Landing on the Virginia side south of Great Falls. A kayaker and other people on the Virginia side of the river reported the body in the water.
The adult man was identified as Ankit Kumar, 30, of McLean, Virginia.
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Montgomery County Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the death. Kumar’s body was taken to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. The autopsy report is pending.
Fairfax County Police took a missing person's report, according to a media report.
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Just in: Montgomery County Police have identified the body of the man found by a kayaker in the Wet Bottom area of the Potomac River Tuesday as Ankit Kumar, 30, of McClean, VA. Fairfax County Police say a missing persons report was filed with their department Tuesday at 9:18,
— Heather Curtis (@HeatherMCurtis1) July 23, 2020
There were storms occurring in the Montgomery County at the time of the emergency response Tuesday.
Update (~7p) Potomac River (IAO Great Falls) Wet Bottom/ Sanding Lansing, boaters and persons from Va shore reported body in water, @mcfrs SWR located body, MoCo PD MSOT (Managed Search Operations Team) on scene conducting death investigation pic.twitter.com/LWhgkoxqxD
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) July 22, 2020
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