Robert F. Kennedy's Granddaughter and Her Son Missing in Canoe Accident

[babylonsister]

https://www.tmz.com/2020/04/03/maeve-kennedy-son-drown-canoe-boating-rfk-chesapeake-bay-rfk-granddaughter/?fbclid=IwAR2SjYgM-cfa9gauWNO1TWsHHTb48ji7sTIUXLc-Z4N8hkVuJrPaezWOsGA

Robert F. Kennedy's Granddaughter and Her Son Missing in Canoe Accident
4/3/2020 11:49 AM PT
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Two members of the Kennedy family are missing after a canoeing accident on the Chesapeake Bay, and after 24 hours, Maryland's Governor says the search continues for them.

Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and her 8-year-old son, Gideon, were reported missing Thursday after paddling out near Annapolis, MD ... according to the Washington Post.

The Kennedys are reportedly gathered at a waterfront house and children were playing with a ball in the yard Thursday afternoon when it was kicked into the bay. Maeve and her son hopped in a canoe to track down the ball, but they were unable to paddle back to shore.

Maryland authorities said an overturned canoe matching the description of the Kennedy's had been recovered. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan held a news conference Friday and announced the search for Maeve and Gideon continues.

Maeve's mother is former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.

The Coast Guard says Maeve and her son were "seen struggling to return to shore in a canoe" before disappearing. Thursday was an extremely windy day on the bay, with gusts of up to 40 MPH in the D.C. area.

Helicopters and boat rescue crews have been searching the area for 24 hours, but still nothing.

[Beringia]

1. Thanks for posting

[elleng]

2. Oh NO!

It was and still is windy here; I'm not far from the Bay and Annapolis.

[nitpicker]

3. Link to NBC news

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-child-missing-maryland-canoeing-accident-n1176121

[elleng]

4. CBS, with picture of her:

*The pair were last seen drifting several miles off shore just after 4:30 p.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Anne Arundel County Fire Department that did not disclose the victim's identifies. A water rescue dispatch arrived shortly after a concerned citizen at Columbia Beach community pier, in Shady Side, Maryland, placed a 911 call, saying they saw two people drifting in a small canoe. . .

The National Weather Service said conditions will be hazardous to small craft on Chesapeake Bay all day Friday. The NWS issued a "small craft advisory" for the bay until midnight Friday, citing 15 to 20 knot (nautical miles per hour) winds, gusts of up to 30 knots, and three feet waves this afternoon, with similar conditions into the evening.'

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robert-f-kennedys-granddaughter-and-her-young-son-missing-on-chesapeake-bay-family-says-2020-04-03/?

[blm]

5. Oh geez, no.

[Ninga]

6. I cant even.......so utterly sad.

[2naSalit]

7. Geese!

How awful. I hope they find them alive down the shore a bit.

[milestogo]

8. For a ball?

[RT Atlanta]

9. I am sorry for the family's loss

the mom and her boy, and those who are left behind.

She was probably thinking about just show the little guy how to be resourceful. accidents suck.

[Skraxx]

10. Another Kennedy, Another Crazy Friggin' Accident, WTF?

[demtenjeep]

11. that family seems to be truly cursed

and they give so much to America

WHY