Father, son who disappeared during family swim found dead in Maryland river, cops say
Crews recovered the bodies of a father and his 10-year-old son who went missing while swimming with family in a Maryland river, authorities said.
The family of five tried to swim from shore to their boat anchored in the Potomac River on the evening of Monday, Aug. 1, ABC 7 reported, citing the Mid-Atlantic Coast Guard.
As they swam, the family became distressed, NBC Washington reported.
Someone nearby rescued three of the family members, Fox 5 reported. The 43-year-old Virginia father tried to help the son when the two disappeared.
Using a helicopter and boat crew, the Coast Guard, state, and local officials searched for the two missing swimmers Monday evening around Swan Point, south of the U.S. 301 bridge, the Coast Guard said on Twitter.
A dive team located the son’s body late Monday, the Maryland Natural Resources Police said in a release. Search efforts continued overnight, locating the 43-year-old father’s body on Tuesday, Aug. 2.
A 12-year-old child who was rescued Monday was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Swan Point is about 60 miles south of Washington, DC.
This story was originally published August 2, 2022 at 3:03 PM with the headline "Father, son who disappeared during family swim found dead in Maryland river, cops say."
