Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, and her eight-year-old son Gideon were possibly last seen Thursday struggling in rough waters in the Chesapeake Bay off Maryland.
and her young son – after their canoe was found miles from where they were last seen struggling in rough and choppy waters in the Chesapeake Bay, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Friday.
The search for the two has been carried out by multiple agencies, including the Maryland Natural Resources Police, the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and the U.S. Coast Guard. "The preliminary investigation revealed that the pair may have been paddling the canoe from a residence in Shady Side, MD out into the bay to retrieve a ball and were unable to paddle back to shore," according to the statement from Maryland Natural Resources Police sent to USA TODAY by spokeswoman Lauren Moses.
The overturned craft was found in Herring Bay, several miles south of where it was last seen, according to Capt. Erik Kornmeyer of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. At about 7.30 p.m., he said, the search was called off because of darkness.
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