DICKENSON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — Dickenson County Sheriff Jeremy Fleming confirmed that officers recovered the body of a Stratton-area woman who had previously been reported missing.
Fleming said that the body of Nerissa Hope Blankenship, 36, was found in McClure River, which runs behind her residence. Fleming told News Channel 11 that family members had reported Blankenship missing on Tuesday night after not hearing from her since Sunday.
The sheriff’s office launched a search party on Tuesday night and found the body Wednesday at 9 a.m.
There is no foul play suspected, according to Fleming, and Blankenship appeared to have drowned. The body has been sent to the Medical Examiner in Roanoke for an autopsy.
No further details have been released.
