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[JaneMarple]

Apr 03, 2020

Robert F. Kennedy's granddaughter and her son missing after canoeing accident in Maryland The grandson and adult daughter of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the oldest daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, are missing after the pair's canoe apparently capsized in the Chesapeake Bay on Thursday, authorities said. Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her 8-year-old son Gideon were canoeing in Anne Arundel, Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan told reporters on Friday, adding that the search was ongoing.

[chessylady]

That is so sad, hope they are found alive.

[Drythe]

@JaneMarple 

OMGosh!  It does seem that this family has so much loss.  

🕯 

[haddon9]

I just saw this!  How very sad and I hope they are found alive but it doesn't seem likely.

[Boomernichols]

This poor family has endured tremendous loss.  I pray there will be a miracle for the Kennedy's this time.

[Mersha]

The last few days here in Maryland have been very windy with occasional gusts.  It must have been even more so on the Chesapeake Bay.  It would not have been a good decision to go out on the bay in a canoe with a small child.

I hope they are found but at this point, I believe it is thought that they drowned.

It is such a tragedy for the family, yet again.

[proudlyfromNJ]

How sad. It does seem like a bad decision was made.

[Greeneyedlady21]

I read about this earlier today, so very sad for that family. It never ends.

[Kachina624]

@Mersha    From what I just read on CNN, children playing on the lawn kicked a ball into the water.   She and her son 'popped' into a canoe to fetch the ball.  They didn't go canoeing per se.

[Mersha]

@Kachina624   Thanks for the info, I had not heard that part.

I just got in from stopping at a local farmer's market and the wind was really bad.  When that happens here, usually the Chesapeake Bay is worse.

Even if the canoe was just taken out for the ball fetch, if a strong gust caught them, it would be hard to control.

So sad.