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Kathleen Townsend Kennedy mourns relatives lost in canoe accident Kathleen Townsend Kennedy mourns relatives lost in canoe accident
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‘My heart is crushed,’ says former Maryland leader with Maeve McKean and son missing since Thursday‘My heart is crushed,’ says former Maryland leader with Maeve McKean and son missing since Thursday
Authorities were conducting a “recovery” search for the daughter and a grandson of former Maryland lieutenant Kathleen Kennedy Townsend after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay did not return to shore, the family said on Friday. Authorities in Maryland have changed their rescue mission for two members of the Kennedy family into a recovery effort, the family said, after a canoe they were paddling in the Chesapeake Bay did not return to shore.
The missing relatives were identified as Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her eight-year-old son, Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean. The missing people are the daughter and eight-year-old grandson of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. A former lieutenant governor of Maryland, Kennedy Townsend is the daughter of former US attorney general, New York senator and candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination Robert F Kennedy and the niece of former president John F Kennedy.
“With profound sadness, I share the news that the search for my beloved daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon has turned from rescue to recovery,” Kathleen Kennedy Townsend said in a statement. Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her eight-year-old son, Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean, were paddling a canoe in the Chesapeake Bay on Thursday but did not return to shore, the family said.
“With profound sadness, I share the news that the search for my beloved daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon has turned from rescue to recovery,” Kennedy Townsend said in a statement.
“My heart is crushed,” she added.“My heart is crushed,” she added.
A Maryland natural resources police spokeswoman said authorities suspended the search on Friday night but would resume on Saturday morning. In a tweet on Saturday morning, the Massachusetts congressman and senatorial candidate Joe Kennedy III said: “We love you Maeve. We love you Gideon. Our family has lost two of the brightest lights. Grateful for the prayers. Hold your loved ones tight.”
Kennedy Townsend, who served two terms as Maryland’s lieutenant governor, is the eldest daughter of US Attorney General and US senator Robert F Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968, and niece of the late president John F Kennedy, who was shot dead in 1963.
“I reached out to and spoke with Lt Gov Townsend this morning and on behalf of the people of Maryland I expressed our most heartfelt sympathies and prayers to her and to her entire family during this difficult time,” Maryland governor Larry Hogan said on Friday afternoon.“I reached out to and spoke with Lt Gov Townsend this morning and on behalf of the people of Maryland I expressed our most heartfelt sympathies and prayers to her and to her entire family during this difficult time,” Maryland governor Larry Hogan said on Friday afternoon.
A Maryland natural resources police spokeswoman said authorities suspended the search on Friday night but would resume on Saturday morning.
The search started on Thursday afternoon after the police responded to a report of two people on a canoe in the Chesapeake Bay who appeared to be overtaken by strong winds.The search started on Thursday afternoon after the police responded to a report of two people on a canoe in the Chesapeake Bay who appeared to be overtaken by strong winds.
A statement from the agency said they may have been paddling the canoe from a home in Shady Side, Maryland, to retrieve a ball and could not paddle back to shore. An overturned canoe matching the one used by the missing people was found on Thursday night, the agency said. A statement from the agency said the people may have been paddling the canoe from a home in Shady Side, Maryland, to retrieve a ball and could not paddle back to shore. An overturned canoe matching the one used by the missing people was found on Thursday night, the agency said.
“News of this tragedy hit me and my family hard this morning,” said Anne Arundel county executive Steuart Pittman. “We are holding Kathleen and her family in the light, and holding our own loved ones a little closer as we reflect on their pain and their loss.”“News of this tragedy hit me and my family hard this morning,” said Anne Arundel county executive Steuart Pittman. “We are holding Kathleen and her family in the light, and holding our own loved ones a little closer as we reflect on their pain and their loss.”
Maeve McKean, a public health and human rights lawyer, was executive director of the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative, focusing on “the intersection of global health and human rights”. McKean was previously an associate research professor at the City University of New York School of Public Health.Maeve McKean, a public health and human rights lawyer, was executive director of the Georgetown University Global Health Initiative, focusing on “the intersection of global health and human rights”. McKean was previously an associate research professor at the City University of New York School of Public Health.
“Our Maeve dedicated her life to society’s most vulnerable,” Kennedy Townsend said in a statement, adding that her grandson Gideon was a “loving” big brother who excelled at sports, riddles, math and chess.“Our Maeve dedicated her life to society’s most vulnerable,” Kennedy Townsend said in a statement, adding that her grandson Gideon was a “loving” big brother who excelled at sports, riddles, math and chess.
“My heart is crushed, yet we shall try to summon the grace of God and what strength we have to honor the hope, energy and passion that Maeve and Gideon set forth into the world.”“My heart is crushed, yet we shall try to summon the grace of God and what strength we have to honor the hope, energy and passion that Maeve and Gideon set forth into the world.”