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Crews discover body in James River near Dutch Gap

Posted at 6:26 PM, Mar 12, 2016
and last updated 2016-03-12 23:48:29-05

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Authorities pulled a body from James River Saturday not far from Dutch Gap afternoon.

Officers with Chesterfield County Police said a Coast Guard crew advised them a body had been spotted in the river.

Chesterfield officials said the body was discovered in Henrico County, so that department will be handling the investigation and recovery.

Stay with WTVR.com for updates on this developing story.

Crews find body in James River in Henrcio County (WTVR CBS 6 reporter Brendan King)

Crews find body in James River in Henrcio County (WTVR CBS 6 reporter Brendan King)

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