Man's body pulled from Potomac River in D.C.
Wednesday - 5/30/2012, 11:45am ET
WASHINGTON - Authorities say they have pulled the body of a man out of the Potomac River near Southwest Washington.
Battalion Fire Chief Brian Lee tells The Washington Post ( http://tinyurl.com/cozcurr) that D.C. fire boats were called to an area near Hains Point and the 14th Street bridge, where they found the body about 5 p.m. Tuesday. The body has not been identified.
A police spokesman, Officer Paul Metcalf, says homicide detectives were called to investigate. Officials did not say whether there were any signs of trauma to the body.
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