Police Investigate Body Found Near I-66 In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Human remains were discovered Wednesday morning in a wooded area along Spout Run Parkway in Arlington, prompting a police investigation and temporary traffic closures.

Arlington County police notified U.S. Park Police of the discovery around 9 a.m. The remains were found in the woods between Spout Run Parkway and Interstate 66, according to a Park Police statement.

Earlier that morning, Arlington police were dispatched to the 2000 block of North Adams Street in the North Highlands neighborhood around 8:30 a.m. for a missing person report, according to scanner traffic cited by ARLnow.

Shortly after 9 a.m., firefighters were dispatched to Spout Run Parkway following a report of a deceased person, ARLnow reported. Authorities have not confirmed whether the earlier missing person call was connected to the discovery.

Inbound lanes of Spout Run Parkway were closed during the investigation, with traffic diverted onto Lorcom Lane. The roadway reopened around 2:30 p.m., according to ARLnow.

A U.S. Park Police officer also reportedly suffered a minor injury while at the scene, prompting a medical response shortly after 1 p.m., the outlet reported, citing scanner traffic.

The remains have been recovered and transported to a medical examiner's facility for further investigation, U.S. Park Police said.

Authorities have not released the person's identity or determined a cause of death. No additional information was immediately available.