Post by JoannaL on Apr 3, 2020 19:51:04 GMT -5
Two Kennedy Family Members Missing in Chesapeake Bay
Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, and her 8-year-old son, Gideon McKean, are missing. The pair disappeared while canoeing in Chesapeake Bay Thursday afternoon.
According to reports, Mrs. McKean and family members were visiting her mother’s waterfront home (above) in Shady Side, Maryland, when her son kicked a ball into the water and it drifted away. The two “popped into a canoe” to track down the ball, but strayed too far out into the water.
The search for the missing mother and son by the U.S. Coast Guard and several police and fire departments commenced on an area of Robinson Road among strong winds. An overturned canoe “matching the approximate description” of the missing boat was discovered around 7 p.m.
Governor Larry Hogan said in a news conference today (April 3) he had spoken with Mrs. McKean’s mother, former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. “I expressed our most heartfelt sympathies and prayers to her and her entire family during this most difficult time,” Hogan said.
Sources: Andrea Swalec, NBC News, April 3, 2020, and Zak Failla, The Daily Voice, April 3, 2020.