A service of Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Body of Missing Boatman in Delaware River Recovered

creative commons

The body of a man who has been missing since Sunday in the Delaware River has been found.   

The Wilmington News Journal reports that he was discovered around 10 p.m. last night but his name has not been released.

The paper reports he had been with another man. Both were thrown into the water after their 12-foot boat capsized.

The other man was quickly recovered.

Neither are reported to have been wearing life jackets.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.