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Body found in Virginia pond confirmed to be missing Morehouse student

There are still questions about what caused the crash as friends and family mourn Kyle Coleman.

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Fairfax County police have confirmed the body recovered Tuesday in a retention pond near Tysons Galleria is that of 19-year-old Kyle Coleman, from Prince William County.

The Morehouse College student went missing after a car crash last Friday night near Tysons Galleria.

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Officers at the crash scene that night found his unoccupied car. The investigation found the car crossed lanes, left the roadway and struck a tree.

On Saturday, police received a missing person report for Coleman and began searching hospitals, jails and the surrounding area.

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Fairfax County's underwater search-and-recovery team located Coleman’s body submerged in a nearby retention pond surrounded by thick brush.

There are still questions about what caused the crash as friends and family mourn the loss of Coleman.

“He was a smart, intelligent, good-looking, funny young man who did amazing things,” said one attendee at a vigil for Coleman Tuesday evening.

Through reviewing surveillance footage of Coleman leaving the crash scene, detectives were able to confirm that no one else was involved in the crash.

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