6 months ago
WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) - The body found in the Anacostia River on Saturday has been identified.
DC Police said the decedent is 31-year-old Pierre Williams of the 100 block of Franklin Street, NE.
The body was found by two rowers late Saturday afternoon just south of the 11th St. bridge. Police retrieved the body at the Eastern Power Boat Club on the 1300 block of Water St.
The two young men were in a power boat traveling north when they spotted something floating in the water. They told fellow boaters that they moved in closer to get a look. By the time they realized the object was a dead man, their propeller got stuck. They called 911.
DC Police said there didn't appear to be any sign of foul play. Boaters at the Club said they were told the victim was a young black man who had Jay-Z tickets in his pocket. That concert was held at the Verizon Center on March 3.
"It could be anything," said Mary Mitchell, who was celebrating her birthday at the Eastern Power Boat Club. "There are a lot of gangs in this area or it could be an accident. He could have gone fishing and fell in."
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