Overview
- Fairfax County Special Operations located a submerged vehicle in the Occoquan River near Old Colchester Road in Lorton on Dec. 8.
- Quang Hang, 78, was found deceased inside the recovered car, according to Fairfax County police.
- Hang was reported missing on Dec. 1 after leaving home for a vehicle inspection in Leesburg and failing to return.
- The case was elevated to a Critical Missing Alert on Dec. 3 under Virginia State Police guidelines.
- Search efforts included camera reviews, hospital checks, helicopter and drone flights, and deployments of the Real Time Crime Center, Marine Patrol, and the Underwater Search and Recovery Unit, with the cause of death not yet released.