- Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her son Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean were last seen paddling in Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay on Thursday
- McKean’s mother, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, is the eldest daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy
- Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan addressed the pair’s disappearance during a coronavirus briefing on FridayÂ
- He offered sympathies to the family and said an intensive search had been underwayÂ
- Maeve and Gideon had still not been located as of Friday afternoon
- The pair had paddled out in a canoe in search of a ball but got caught up in strong winds
- An overturned canoe matching the one used by the mother and son was found later on Thursday nightÂ
Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter and her eight-year-old son are feared dead after they went missing when they took a canoe out on a Maryland bay to retrieve a lost ball during the state’s coronavirus lockdown.
Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her son Gideon Joseph Kennedy McKean were last seen paddling in the Chesapeake Bay on Thursday but never made it back to shore.
McKean’s mother, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, is the eldest daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy and niece of the late President John F. Kennedy.
Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan addressed the pair’s disappearance during a coronavirus briefing on Friday, during which he offered sympathies to the family and said an intensive search had been underway.
‘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,’ Hogan said.
Anne Arundel County Executive Steuart Pittman said Friday: ‘News of this tragedy hit me and my family hard this morning.’
‘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,’ he said.
Maeve and Gideon had still not been located as of Friday afternoon.
The search started on Thursday afternoon after authorities responded to a report of two people on a canoe in the Chesapeake Bay who appeared to be overtaken by strong winds.
Authorities said the pair, who they didn’t name, were paddling the canoe from their home in Shady Side to retrieve a ball but couldn’t paddle back to shore.
An overturned canoe matching the one used by the mother and son was found later on Thursday night.
Maeve’s husband, David McKean, told the Washington Post that the family had been at his mother-in-law’s home when the ball they were playing with flew out into the water.
He said his wife and son ‘popped into a canoe to chase it down’ but said ‘they just got farther out than they could handle and couldn’t get back in’.
I find this highly suspicious after all of the Kennedy children for several generations just released a youtube video of “Timberwolf” going down. This is the code name for Bush Sr. and the coming arrests.