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'Recovery' search for Kennedy Townsend's daughter, grandson

Kennedy Townsend-Missing Relatives
Posted at 1:05 PM, Apr 04, 2020
and last updated 2020-04-04 19:40:26-04

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend says authorities have shifted from a “rescue” search to a “recovery” search as they look for her daughter and a grandson.

Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean and McKean’s 8-year-old son went missing while canoeing in the Chesapeake Bay.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend served two terms as Maryland’s lieutenant governor. She is the eldest daughter of the late U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy.

The search started Thursday afternoon after the authorities responded to a report of two people on a canoe who appeared to be overtaken by strong winds.