The Brief
- Manuel De Jesus Flores Bustillo, 18, drowned Sunday while swimming with friends near a pier at Cockpit Point on the Potomac River.
- The group encountered strong currents while returning to shore; one friend made it back, another clung to a piling, but Bustillo disappeared underwater.
- His body was recovered around 7:30 p.m. by Prince William County’s Police Dive Team; no signs of trauma or foul play were found.
WASHINGTON – A summer outing ended in tragedy Sunday after an 18-year-old from Dumfries, Virginia drowned while swimming in the Potomac River near Cockpit Point.
What we know:
According to Maryland Natural Resources Police, officers were called around 4:30 p.m. to assist Virginia first responders.
Victim identified
The teen, identified as Manuel De Jesus Flores Bustillo, went missing during a swim with two friends. The group had been at the beach in Virginia when they attempted to swim the length of a pier stretching into Maryland waters. …