The Coast Guard has already suspended its search for a missing fisherman, lost near White Point Beach in St. Mary’s County over the weekend.
Rescuers searched 279 nautical miles for Roger Grissom, 52 years old , of Hughesville, Maryland before ending the search.
Maryland Natural Resources Police spokeswoman Candy Thomson said that Grissom had been taking part in a fishing tournament with three other men when their boat capsized in the Potomac River on Saturday.
Thomson said that when the calm and sunny weather turned cold and windy, the men encountered 5- to 7-foot high whitecaps. The men at first signaled for help about 5 PM on Saturday when their boat began taking on water.
One of the fisherman survived the ordeal; Jason Downing, 39 years old, of Mechanicsville, was found about 6:30 a.m. Sunday on top of the overturned boat. More than two hours later, the bodies of boat owner Gregory Moore, 55 years old , of Mechanicsville, and William Edelen Jr., 48 years old, of White Plains, had been recovered.
By Prakriti Neogi
