Va. boater presumed dead
A 36-year-old old man who was aboard a boat that sank in the Potomac River Tuesday night is probably dead, rescue workers tell Crime Scene.
"He is presumed drowned," said Sgt. Art Windemuth, a spokesman for the Maryland Natural Resources Police.
He identified the missing man as Daniel Ray Myers, of King George, Va. Rescue workers believe he was not wearing a life jacket, Windemuth said.
Myers and Glenn Martin Dawson, 52, also of King George, were on a home-made vessel about 20-feet long, propelled by a 150 hp outboard motor. The two men had been testing a piece of pile-driving equipment and were trying to cross from Maryland to Virginia when the boat took on water. Dawson swam to the Virginia side and summoned help.
By
Washington Post editors
| June 30, 2010; 2:39 PM ET
Categories:
Maryland, Virginia
Save & Share:
Previous: FBI says package at 19th St. not a bomb
Next: Columbia Heights Metro station reopens
The comments to this entry are closed.
No comments have been posted to this entry.