Body Found In James River Is Missing Virginia Woman: Police

Medical officials say the body found in the James River last week is that of the missing 28-year-old woman who was one of two people who disappeared after going over a dam on Memorial Day.

Lauren E. Winstead, 23, left, and Sarah E. Erway, 28
Photo Credit: *Henrico Police*

Josh Lanier

06/15/2022 10:10 a.m.

The Virginia medical examiner announced Tuesday, June 14, that the body found on June 6 belongs to Sarah Erway, WRIC reported. The Chesterfield County woman was with a group of 12 friends who were swept over Bosher's Dam in Richmond while paddleboarding during the holiday weekend. Ten people were rescued, but Erway and Lauren Winstead did not resurface after going over the 12-foot-high dam. Dozens of responders from around the state took part in the search for the women in the following days.

Searchers found Winstead's body on June 1.

The chief medical examiner's office ruled that both women died from accidental drowning, WRIC reported.

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