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UPDATE: Body pulled from Elizabeth River identified as missing 61-year-old Portsmouth woman

Posted at 4:04 PM, Jan 20, 2015
and last updated 2015-01-20 20:57:37-05

UPDATE: The body pulled from the Elizabeth River today has been identified as 61-year-old missing woman, Dellareece Norfleet of Portsmouth.  

No other details have been released.

Portsmouth, Va. - Police are now investigating after a body was pulled from the Elizabeth River on Tuesday afternoon.

This happened at 1 Gosport Row behind the Ocean Marine Yacht Center at around 2:33 p.m.

An employee there says he was walking along the marina when he spotted the body floating in the river. The employee says the body was that of an older, black woman.

Police have not been able to confirm that description. The victim has not yet been identified.

The body has been recovered from the water and is now at the Medical Examiner's office.

Police are still investigating.

Stay with NewsChannel 3 for more updates.