VIRGINIA — The Louisa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman who drowned at Lake Anna on Saturday night.
Deputies were called around 10:45 p.m. on Aug. 9 to Sandy Point Drive in Bumpass for a reported drowning.
Witnesses told authorities that Sally Bedell, of Arlington, had jumped from a structure into the water, resurfaced, and then went missing.
Fire and EMS crews responded, and the Spotsylvania County Dive Team assisted in the search. Bedell was found unresponsive in the water shortly afterward. Despite life-saving efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office CID Unit at 540-967-1234.
