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Body Washes Ashore, Virginia Beach Police Investigate

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Police in Virginia are investigating after a body washed up on a beach on the Chesapeake Bay.

WAVY-TV reported Thursday that the man's body came ashore in the Chic's Beach area of Virginia Beach.

Police dispatchers had received a report that the body was found about 6:45 a.m. near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

Virginia Beach police are at the scene. No other information was released.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.