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John F. Kennedy’s grand-niece and her son, 8, drowned after boating accident, officials say
NewYork Post ^ | April 3,2020 | By Natalie O'Neill

Posted on 04/03/2020 6:34:09 PM PDT by Hojczyk

A grand-niece of President John F. Kennedy and her son drowned after rowing into the rough Chesapeake Bay in Maryland to recover a soccer ball, authorities and witnesses said Friday.

Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, and her 8-year-old son, Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean, got into the canoe around 4 p.m. Thursday outside her mother’s home in Shady Side, according to the Washington Post.

The child had been kicking a ball with other kids when it fell into the water, and the pair went to retrieve it amid high winds, her husband, David McKean, told the paper.

“[They] popped into a canoe to chase it down. They just got farther out than they could handle, and couldn’t get back in,” David McKean said.

The pair was later sucked into the South River where they drowned, Gov. Larry Hogan said at a press conference Friday.

McKean, 40, is the daughter of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who she was visiting when the tragedy struck.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: chesapeakebay; drowning; kathleenkennedy; kennedy; kennedyfamily; localnews; rfk
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To: Hojczyk

Trying to retrieve a soccer ball?

Sounds like bullshit


41 posted on 04/03/2020 6:58:44 PM PDT by HIDEK6 ( God bless Donald Trump.)
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To: Hojczyk

Evidently the only Kennedy’s that could swim were Teddy and JFK.


42 posted on 04/03/2020 6:59:36 PM PDT by Autonomous User (During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.)
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To: Hojczyk

Paddling out on these cold waters isn’t wise, and if it was as windy in Maryland as it was in SE Pennsylvania yesterday, it was even more unwise. I’m sorry for the family’s loss, but I wouldn’t attribute it to a curse - just a very bad decision.


43 posted on 04/03/2020 7:01:33 PM PDT by Think free or die
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To: Hojczyk

You took your 8 year old son with you in a canoe on the bay in rough water? For a soccer ball?

Must have been drinking to make such a poor decision and take your son with you.


44 posted on 04/03/2020 7:02:31 PM PDT by ltc8k6 ( .)
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To: Deaf Smith

A stupid woman despite all her degrees. Maybe was drinking. The boy looks like RFK.


45 posted on 04/03/2020 7:05:31 PM PDT by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: WASCWatch

My thoughts exactly. I’ve heard people talk of Kennedy tragedies, and they include Chappaquiddick, JFK Jr. Plane crash, the William Kennedy Smith rape case, among others. Yes too many of their family issues are zelf inflicted.


46 posted on 04/03/2020 7:07:33 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: NEMDF

That is so painful to hear. I am so sorry.


47 posted on 04/03/2020 7:09:23 PM PDT by hsmomx3
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To: dp0622; hsmomx3

Thanks guys. Really appreciate it.


48 posted on 04/03/2020 7:10:39 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: NEMDF

Sorry for your loss brother. May he R.I.P.


49 posted on 04/03/2020 7:11:59 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Hojczyk

Very sad to hear this. Prayers for the family and the souls of the deceased. But I have to agree with some of the other comments. We are living in a time of extraordinary challenge. Thousands are dying daily all over the world. What is the claim to fame of these two individuals justifying all of this attention?


50 posted on 04/03/2020 7:13:29 PM PDT by NRx (A man of honor passes his father's civilization to his son without surrendering it to strangers.)
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To: Hojczyk

So tragic. So very sorry.


51 posted on 04/03/2020 7:23:16 PM PDT by righttackle44 (Take scalps. Leave the bodies as a warning.)
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To: Senormechanico

“And ESPECIALLY don’t get into an Oldsmobile driven by a Kennedy...”

for one thing, that Olds will be at least 15 years old.

More Kennedy failures while operating transportation equipment.


52 posted on 04/03/2020 7:24:14 PM PDT by Reverend Wright (TAX the WOKE !)
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To: Think free or die
Paddling out on these cold waters isn’t wise, and if it was as windy in Maryland as it was in SE Pennsylvania yesterday, it was even more unwise.

It's been very windy the last several days. And chilly.

53 posted on 04/03/2020 7:25:30 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel.)
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To: Hojczyk

The Kennedy curse continues on... Accidents and assassinations, and when it comes to them killing others through their misfortunes that’s also a pretty long list.

I’ll never forget Teddy’s refrain.. “How’s the water down there Mary Jo?”


54 posted on 04/03/2020 7:25:41 PM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: ladyjane

I guess it depends on what is meant by “visiting.” My son and his pregnant wife have moved in with his in-laws for the duration, in northern Maryland. The family has a large house on a small farmette, so they have a little room to legally roam. Otherwise, he only leaves if the family needs something at the store, or occasionally for work. He works in critical infrastructure, so even though about 90% of his work is telework right now, he occasionally is on-site.

The larger question is what the kennedys were doing on the water, as that appears to be prohibited under the governor’s current order. Kayaking and paddle boating are permitted for exercise, as long as all participants keep 6 feet social distancing, but otherwise, recreational boating is currently prohibited. Two people in a canoe don’t seem to quite fit into the guidelines.

They died breaking the law.


55 posted on 04/03/2020 7:27:00 PM PDT by sitetest (No longer mostly dead.)
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To: McGavin999

Amen. Very sad.


56 posted on 04/03/2020 7:27:28 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( #wwg1wga #gin&tonic)
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To: Hojczyk

Pity.


57 posted on 04/03/2020 7:29:54 PM PDT by libertylover (Socialism will always look good to those who think they can get something for nothing.)
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To: Hojczyk

Is there some sort of hex on the Kennedy family?


58 posted on 04/03/2020 7:30:45 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: sitetest

Not the first Kennedy to do that.


59 posted on 04/03/2020 7:31:01 PM PDT by ladyjane
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To: 2banana
Always life vests!!!!

Not for this cowboy but then I can swim. But I do have them in the boat if I should need them.

60 posted on 04/03/2020 7:37:17 PM PDT by usurper ( version)
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