Today on 13 News at Noon, we broke a horrible story of a body found on a construction site in Chesapeake. Workers were erecting homes when they found a ditch that someone dug and according to people in the area a hand appeared to be sticking out of the ditch.

I was heading to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for another story around noon when my longtime colleague Vanessa Coria called with a tip from a source of hers that this was going on right now.

We rushed out to the scene, I ran into a contact of mine on the scene and we got more information and quickly got on the air reporting the story.

About 15 minutes after we finished reporting the story live, I could here a faint but distinct whirring sound. A competeing station's helicopter slowly emerged from the clouds. They clearly had seen my liveshot and rushed out to the story.

Certainly, I keep things into perspective that someone appears to have lost their life in a horrible way, and I feel for that person, their family, and the construction workers who found the body.

Today's events did remind me however, how well the 13 News team works together to bring you the latest information, not only first, but factually correct.

I recently celebrated my 4th anniversary with WVEC, and love the time I've spent here growing as a journalist alongside people like Vanessa, Regina, David, and Sandra. Today stood as a reminder that we really are a team you know, and one you can count on.

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