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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, daughter of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, has been found four days after she and her son went missing after a canoe trip in the Chesapeake Bay. After a search that spanned several days and involved aviation and underwater imaging sonar technology, authorities recovered McKean’s body Monday about 5:30 p.m. in 25 feet of water and about 2 1/2 miles south of her mother’s residence in Shady Side, Maryland, where the canoe was launched. The Maryland Natural Resources Police will resume search operations Tuesday to continue searching...

Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and her 8-year-old son drifted into the bay after paddling out in a canoe to retrieve a ball. Her body was recovered on Monday evening. The body of one of two Kennedy family members who went missing last week when their canoe capsized in the Chesapeake Bay was recovered on Monday, the authorities said. The Maryland Natural Resources Police said on Monday night that it had found the body of Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, a granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. It said the search would continue for her son Gideon McKean, 8. Ms. McKean’s body...

The body of my son Vincent died today. His soul like a small child was taken into the arms of Christ Jesus the Lord.At the time of the death of his body our friend the Maronite priest was present and we all witnessed a great shining from within him. I held him as he breathed his last breath in this world, and I trust Our Lord Jesut Christ held him as he breathed his first breath in that land where there is no crying or grief but life everlasting. I thank all of you for your prayers. I beg your...