Investigators Working To Identify Body Recovered From Winters Run

Investigators are looking into the death of a man whose body was pulled out of Winters Run near Atkisson Dam Sunday afternoon.

The dead man had not been identified as of 2:30 p.m. Monday, Kelly Luster with the Aberdeen Proving Ground Public Affairs Office told Patch.

The age of the man and whether or not foul play was involved remained unclear Monday afternoon.

Around 4:37 p.m. Sunday, personnel from the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company responded to the area of the Atkisson Dam where they found a body face down in the reservoir, according to a release from the fire company.

Atkisson Dam was built during World War II to provide a reservoir of water for Army post operations and activities, according to a release from APG.

"It ended up never being used for that," Luster said.

The dam nevertheless falls under APG jurisdiction.