A 63 year old male had been entered in a bass tournament on Maryland's Eastern Shore.  He was the sole occupant of a Ranger bass boat.  Shortly after noon other fishermen on the river noticed the victims vessel drifting and unoccupied, with the motors off.  The victim's vessel was secured and a baseball cap was noticed nearby.  Natural Resources Police, State Police, aviation, and local Fire/Rescue searched until dark using side scan radar.  Family members told the NRP investigator that the man had cardiac issues.  Three days later the victim was found by NRP floating and deceased.  The evidence on the Ranger and the autopsy revealed no suspicious causes or alcohol/drug use.  The full written autopsy report is still pending.  The victim died of drowning and presumably fell overboard, possibly due to a medical condition.  He was not wearing a PFD.
Snow Hill