UPDATE: Police confirmed on Sept. 8 that the deceased was Russell Walden Brown Jr., who was reported missing on Sept. 3.


HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a body was recovered from the water near Fort Monroe in Hampton on Sunday morning.

According to police, the call came in around 8:50 a.m. Sunday on East Mercury Boulevard and McNair Drive.

Police tell 10 On Your Side the person was a male, but further information has not been released.

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