An adult male drowned this afternoon after jumping off a boat in the Rhode River.
According to the Anne Arundel County Fire Department, dive units were dispatched just before 3:00pm for a possible drowning in in the Rhode River near Cadle Creek. Witnesses say that a man had jumped from a boat and had not re-surfaced.
The Maryland Natural Resources Police, Annapolis Fire Department, US Coast Guard and a Maryland State Police helicopter all assisted in the search.
Just after 4:00pm, crews recovered the body of the man who was pronounced deceased.
Authorities are still investigating this and more information will be provided as it becomes available.
