Police: Body of 1 of 2 Missing Women Found in Virginia River

Police: Body of 1 of 2 Missing Women Found in Virginia River
A street view of the Bosher Dam on the James River in Richmond, Va., in December 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
The Associated Press
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RICHMOND, Va.—Search teams in Virginia have found the body of one of two women missing for days after a dozen people on rafts and paddleboards went over a dam on the James River, police said.

The body of Lauren Winstead, 23, of Henrico County was found just west of the Powhite Parkway Bridge on Wednesday afternoon, Henrico County Police said on Twitter. The search for Sarah Erway, 28, of Chesterfield County is continuing, but will transition from a search and rescue mission to a recovery operation, police said.