Missing boater found dead in Rock Creek identified as man from Silver Spring, Maryland

The search for a man missing in Rock Creek ended Monday afternoon when divers found his body.

David Lawrence Jones, 52, of Silver Spring, Maryland, was reported missing Sunday afternoon after he jumped into the water from a pontoon boat and never resurfaced.

Dive teams from the Maryland Natural Resources Police and Anne Arundel County Fire Department searched for him for several hours Sunday and again on Monday.

Divers found Jones around 5:45 p.m. Monday, according to a police spokesman.

"Just know the water, know the water temperature, the water depth, the currents," said Sgt. Ron Collier. "If you have to jump in the water for anything, have a lifejacket on, don't just jump in."  

"This is probably the third time we've had fire down here looking in the water for people this year," said neighbor Jeffrey Brewus.

Rock Creek is a tributary of the Patapsco River in Anne Arundel County.