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Body of Swimmer Recovered in the Patapsco River

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ELLICOTT CITY, Md. (AP) - State wildlife authorities have discovered the body of a missing swimmer in the Patapsco River.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources says divers found the body of 22-year-old Bryan Estuardo Diaz in the waters below Bloede Dam Monday afternoon.

Police say Diaz went swimming in a prohibited area Sunday and disappeared shortly after 6 p.m. Maryland Natural Resources Police started searching the waters that evening, but police say attempts to recover his body before nightfall were unsuccessful.

Authorities say the area has signs that say "no swimming."

Diaz is the sixth person to drown near Bloede Dam in the last 10 years.

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.