Death investigation underway after person found in Anacostia River

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is conducting a death investigation after a person was pulled from the Anacostia River on Saturday.

According to police, officers were called shortly before 9 a.m. to the 1500 block of M Street, SE, to reports of an unconscious person in the water.

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There, DC Fire and EMS found no signs consistent with life and pronounced the person dead at the scene.

The person’s identity has not been released, but responders confirm the victim is an adult…

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