UPDATE: MD Natural Resources Police Recover Body of Missing Man from Tangier Sound near Deal Island
UPDATED – 07/26/24 – Maryland Natural Resources Police say the body of a missing man was recovered Thursday afternoon from Tangier Sound near Deal Island. He was identified as 58 year old Ted Briddelle of Princess Anne, who was reported to have fallen overboard from a commercial crabbing vessel on Tuesday. His body was found near the shoreline of a private residence about two miles from his last known location – and has been taken to the Maryland Medical Examiner for autopsy. The investigation is continuing.
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UPDATED 07/24/24: The U.S. Coast Guard Coast has suspended the active search as of 6:51 p.m. yesterday evening for a missing 56-year-old man who fell overboard off a 41-foot commercial fishing vessel near Deal Island, Maryland, Tuesday. Coast Guard responders searched over 70 square nautical miles during 11 1/2 search hours with no signs of the mariner.
Additional Statement and Info from the U.S. Coast Guard:
“Our hearts are with the missing mariner’s family and friends,” said Cmdr. Roberto Concepcion, chief of response, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland – National Capital Region. “Our crews worked closely with our local and state partners throughout the day but there has been no sign of him and the case has been suspended pending further information.”
At approximately 8:30 a.m., watchstanders from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region received a report from Somerset County Dispatch stating a mariner had fallen overboard two miles west of Deal Island.
Watchstanders issued an Urgent Marine Information Broadcast Notice to Mariners and deployed a Coast Guard Station Crisfield 29-foot Response Boat-Small II crew and a Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew in response.
Partner agencies including the Somerset County Fire Department, Maryland National Resources Police, and Maryland State Police also deployed responders to assist in the search.
The weather on scene was winds of 7 mph and seas up to 1 foot
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ORIGINAL POST – 07/23/24 – The US Coast Guard is searching for a 56 year-old man that fell overboard off a 47-foot commercial fishing vessel about two miles west of Deal Island, Maryland around 8:30 Tuesday morning. The mariner was last seen wearing blue and orange waders and gray boots. Waterway users are requested to keep a sharp lookout for signs of distress and to report any information to the Coast Guard command center at (410) 576-2525. The Coast Guard is searching by water and air. Also assisting in the search – Somerset County Fire Department, Maryland National Resources Police, and Maryland State Police.
