Body found floating near Navy shipyard in Virginia, officials say
Officials are investigating after a body was found near a Navy shipyard in Virginia, media outlets report.
The body was found at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday near Pier 5 at the Norfolk Navy Shipyard in Portsmouth, according to WTKR, and police were called.
Shipyard officials and the Portsmouth Police Department recovered the body at 11 a.m., according to WVEC.
The body was turned over to the medical examiner, WAVY reported, and no other details have been released.
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard is one of the largest shipyards in the world and specializes in “repairing, overhauling and modernizing ships and submarines,” according to the U.S. Navy website.
Bailey Aldridge
The News & Observer