Body Found In Potomac River Near Harrison Island
HARRISON ISLAND, Md. (WJZ) -- A body was found in the Potomac River near Harrison Island Monday afternoon.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services were called to Harrison Island around 2:40 p.m. for a report of a body in the water. Boats were deployed from Whites Ferry and Edwards Ferry.
The body was found in the Red Rock area around 3 p.m.
Water Rescue - Potomac River in area of Harrison Island, report of body in water, @mcfrs Swift Water Rescue & BT714, BT731, SW730, SW730B, M714, PE729, UTV714, USPark EAGLE, BC705, & @LoudounFire responding, boats deployed from Whites Ferry and Edwards Ferry pic.twitter.com/G7FpcNEihu
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) August 24, 2020
Crews from Loudoun County Fire were also on scene helping with the rescue.
Officials later identified the victim as 27-year-old Jason Lloyde Scrivo of Leesburg, Virginia.
Scrivo's death remains under investigation.
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