Body of 8-year-old Gideon McKean, great grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, found after canoe accident

Authorities in Maryland found the body of 8-year-old Gideon McKean on Wednesday, nearly a week after the boy and his mother disappeared during a canoeing accident in the Chesapeake Bay.

In a statement, Maryland Natural Resources Police said the boy's body was found at 1:40 p.m. in 25 feet of water.

He was roughly 2,000 feet from his mother, Maeve Kennedy McKean, 40. Her body was recovered Monday.

McKean is the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. Her mother, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, is a former lieutenant governor of Maryland and niece of the late Massachusetts Senator Edward M... (Read more)

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