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Authorities have recovered the body of a
motorcyclist who drove off the George Washington Memorial Parkway near
Arlington on Monday night.
The body of 22-year-old Nathan Townsend of Alexandria, Va. was
found in the woods near the bank of the Potomac River just after 6 a.m.
after an exhaustive search of the area.
Townsend was a member of the military stationed in the area.
The northbound lanes of the parkway were closed for much of
Tuesday morning while the U.S. Park Police and local fire and emergency
teams wrapped up the investigation. They reopened at about 9:30 a.m.
Police believe Townsend was riding on the parkway when his
front wheel began to wobble. He lost control of his motorcycle, and
went off the road.
