Body found along Powells Creek in Woodbridge

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A body was found along a creek bed in Woodbridge, a Prince William County police spokesman said Wednesday.

Authorities said a citizen who was walking by made the grim discovery at 12:51 p.m. The body was found along the edge of Powells Creek which lies just below a bridge on Jefferson Davis Highway, said Officer Nathan Probus, a department spokesman.

Probus said it was found on the northbound side of the bridge, near Powells Boulevard and Celestial Drive. Police shut down a portion of the highway near the creek Wednesday afternoon to investigative.

[Body found in lake behind Manassas hotel, police say]

This is the second body that has been found in Prince William County in as many days: On Tuesday, a body was found in a lake behind a Manassas hotel, but Probus said authorities do not believe the two are connected.

An autopsy is scheduled. Probus said the identity will be released once police confirm it, and notify next of kin.