Crime & Safety
Boater's Body Pulled From Bush River Near APG
A Pennsylvania man died Monday while crabbing on the Bush River.
The body of Pennsylvania man boating on the Bush River was pulled from the water on Monday afternoon, officials said.
According to a news release from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, witnesses reported seeing James David Everett, 65, of Fawn Grove, PA, alone in a 17-foot jon boat near Edgewood earlier in the day.
Around noon, Aberdeen Proving Ground Police received a call around noon in regards to an unoccupied boat turning in circles in the area where Everett was crabbing, according to the release. APG officers recovered the boat and alerted Maryland State Police, which began an aerial search.
Everett's body was found approximately 500 yards south of the area where the boat was recovered, according to the release.
The body was taken to the state Medical Examiner's office, and Maryland Natural Resource Police are investigating the incident, the release stated.
The initial release said the incident happened near Edgewater.
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