Man Found After Drowning In Rocky Gorge In Patuxent River
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 21-year-old man drowned after going missing in the Patuxent River Tuesday night at Rocky Gorge.
A Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Special Ops team was in the area working on a training exercise at the 2200 block of Ednor Road when a group of people notified them a 21-year-old victim was missing.
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue assisted with the search.
The young man's body was found about an hour later. The death is under investigation.
UPDATE- Body of 21YOM has been located in Rocky Gorge Reservoir & Recovery ops are being coordinated, MoCo PD conducting death investigation https://t.co/IcebCNVaAn
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 14, 2017
Montgomery County Police are conducting the death investigation.
Montgomery Fire spokesman Pete Piringer says there were three drowning or near-drowning incidents on Tuesday alone and advises safety precautions.
Last week or so...multiple near drowning & several drownings in MoCo, incl 3 events in 2-hr period on 6/13 - no substitution for supervision https://t.co/z88JxDS7wx
— Pete Piringer (@mcfrsPIO) June 14, 2017