Crime & Safety
Body Found of Missing Teen Swimmer at Lake Barcroft: Police
17-year old boy disappeared from the water's surface Thursday evening, according to Fairfax County Police; jumped from boat into water.
LAKE BARCROFT, Va. — Search crews have located the body of a missing 17-year-old who had disappeared Thursday night while swimming in Lake Barcroft.
The victim has been identified as Jeremie Munga, 17, of Falls Church.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death, but police note there doesn't appear to be anything suspicious in the case.
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Police were called to the 6400 block of Lakeview Drive Thursday night, around 7:31 p.m., for a report of a missing swimmer.
Witnesses immediately called 911 and directed police, fire and rescue units to the location when they arrived on the scene, police said.
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NBC-4 reports the boy was with some friends when he jumped from a boat into the water.
Police had announced overnight that the search had "transitioned from a rescue mission to recovery effort."
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