Police identify body found in Lake Barcroft

Lake Barcroft

The body found in Lake Barcroft June 12  near the 6200 block of Lakeview Drive was identified by Fairfax County Police as Lee Bowersett, age 55.

Police had initially responded on Tuesday around 10 p.m. to the 3500 block of Duff Drive for a report of a missing person. Bowersett’s SUV was parked nearby but his boat was missing, and he had not been seen or heard from since Sunday.

Patrol officers and the police helicopter extensively searched the area without success. Bowersett’s body was discovered near the lake shore around 6 a.m. Wednesday. According to a preliminary investigation, there are no signs of foul play. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the exact cause and manner of death.