Fairfax County Police Department News

West Springfield Police District – Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau are investigating after the body of 28-year-old Nghia Trinh, of Burke, was recovered from Lake Braddock yesterday afternoon. Our officers responded with the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department just after five to the 9400 block of Goshen Lane in Burke for a man missing in Lake Braddock. Trinh’s dog got loose while walking on a path next to the lake, and witnesses saw him go into the water to retrieve it. While doing so, Trinh went underwater and did not surface. Officers and personnel from Fire and Rescue immediately began a search of the lake. Approximately 40 minutes later, firefighters found Trinh in the water and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine exact cause and manner of death. Trinh’s dog was safely recovered from the lake.

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