Missing Teen's Body Found In Rappahannock River, Deputies Confirm

STAFFORD COUNTY, VA—The search for a missing 15-year-old who vanished in the Rappahannock River several days ago came to a sad ending Wednesday morning.

According to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, search crews located the teen's body near the Chatham Bridge. He's been identified as Hasnain Ghafoor of Manassas.

"The Stafford Sheriff’s Office would ask that you keep his family and friends in your thoughts and prayers," the sheriff's office said in a news release.

On Monday afternoon at approximately 4:21 p.m. the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office and Fire and Rescue Department responded to Falmouth Beach for a 15-year-old male that had gone underwater and not resurfaced. First responders searched with divers and drones until nightfall, but said they were unable to locate the young man.

The search resumed Tuesday morning with boats, divers, drones and cadaver dogs working throughout the day to locate the missing young man, deputies said. Search crews were able to locate the teen's body three days after he went missing in the river.

The Stafford Sheriff’s Office received assistance from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office as well as Fire and Rescue Departments from Stafford, Spotsylvania, Prince William, and Quantico. The Department of Wildlife Resources, Virginia Department of Emergency Management, Mid Atlantic Dogs, Blue and Gray Search and Rescue Dogs and Dogs East also assisted in the search effort.

The circumstances surrounding the teen's disappearance and death are not immediately known.