Crime & Safety
70-Year-Old Waynesboro Man Found In Submerged Vehicle In Arrington: Police
A 70-year-old man was found dead in the driver's seat of a car submerged in Lake Nelson on Monday, police say.
ARRINGTON, VA – A 70-year-old Waynesboro man was found dead inside a vehicle submerged in Lake Nelson on Monday, local police report.
According to the Nelson County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of a partially submerged vehicle at Lake Nelson in Arrington at 6:49 a.m. There, they found a passenger vehicle in the water about 30 yards from a publicly accessible boat ramp.
In the driver’s seat, they found Graham Isaac Bolter of Waynesboro, deputies say. The incident remains under investigation.
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Wintergreen Fire and Rescue assisted with the recovery, along with the Virginia State Police Dive Unit.
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