Girl drowns while sailing in Severn
By PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writer,
www.hometownannapolis.comPublished 06/24/11
A teenage girl drowned after her boat capsized during sailing lessons in the Severn River Thursday afternoon, police said.
The 14-year-old girl’s boat capsized in the river near the Naval Academy at about 5:15 p.m., said Sgt. Art Windemuth, a spokesman for the Natural Resources Police.
The girl was wearing a harness that got caught in the boat’s rigging. A counselor eventually freed the girl and performed CPR until rescuers arrived, Windemuth said.
The girl was taken to Anne Arundel Medical Center and pronounced dead.
The incident remains under investigation and is the ninth boating fatality in Maryland waters so far this year, Windemuth said.
“It’s an unfortunate tragedy,” Windemuth said.
