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Woman’s body pulled from Appomattox River

Posted at 3:41 PM, Jul 14, 2013
and last updated 2013-07-15 00:31:22-04

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) -- Crews pulled a woman's body from the Appomattox River Sunday afternoon.

Officials responded to the 21500 block of Chesterfield Avenue shortly before 2:30 p.m. for a report of a woman that went missing.

Authorities said it appears the woman drowned near Campbell’s Bridge. Her body was recovered near Archers Landing.  A witness told officials that the woman was wading in the river.

Stay with WTVR.com and CBS 6 News for updates.