7/31/23

 

Frederick County authorities say that a teenager drowned over the weekend while swimming at Lake Holiday.

In a release, Sheriff’s Lieutenant Warren Gosnell said that search and rescue teams began combing the water off of Beach One around 8 o’clock Saturday morning after receiving reports of a missing person.

According to Gosnell, the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office dive team was assisted by Virginia State Police, Frederick County Fire and Rescue and Stephens City volunteer firefighters in the search.

Just before noon on Sunday, divers reportedly found a submerged body in the water, later identified as 19-year-old Edil Borjes-Garcia, of Sterling Virginia.

Gosnell says the drowning is believed to be accidental, and no signs of foul play were found.