Daughter, grandson of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, RFK's daughter, drown in canoe accident

The daughter and grandson of former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend have drowned in a canoeing accident, the state's governor confirmed.

Townsend is the eldest daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968 while running for president, and the niece of President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated three years earlier in Dallas.

Maeve Kennedy, Townsend's daughter, and her 8-year-old son, Gideon, got into a canoe Thursday in the water of Chesapeake Bay off their home in Shady Side, Maryland, "to retrieve a ball and were unable to paddle back to shore," according to Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan confirmed the two had died at the start of a press conference on Friday afternoon. Police had earlier confirmed a canoe matching the description of the one that was missing was found overt... (Read more)

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