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Police Identify Body in Virginia Pond as Missing Morehouse Student

Fairfax County detectives are examining how the 19-year-old's remains ended up submerged after he vanished following a June 6 vehicle collision.

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Kyle Coleman, a rising sophomore at Morehouse College, was found dead in a retention pond June 10 after being reported missing days before, police and school officials said.
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Overview

  • An iPhone 911 activation on June 6 led officers to an unoccupied Toyota Yaris that had crashed into a tree near Tysons Boulevard.
  • The Prince William County Police received a missing person report for 19-year-old Kyle Coleman on June 7 before Fairfax detectives linked him to the crash on June 9.
  • Underwater search and recovery teams located Coleman’s body on June 10 in a retention pond surrounded by dense brush.
  • Review of surveillance footage confirmed Coleman left the crash scene alone and that no other person was involved in the collision.
  • Morehouse College released a statement grieving the loss of the business administration freshman, praising him as a vibrant and driven student.