Kennedy family hell again as mum and son are lost at sea
Pair missing, presumed dead DAD TELLS OF LAST MOMENTS HE SAW WIFE & BOY
The search for the daughter and a grandson of Kathleen Kennedy Townsend – the eldest daughter of Robert F Kennedy – is now being treated as a recovery mission.
Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, 40, and her eight-year- old son
Gideon Joseph Kennedy
McKean went out in a canoe in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, and did not return to shore.
A Ma r y l and Nat u ra l Resources Police spokeswoman said authorities suspended the search on Friday night but it was set to resume yesterday.
Last night, Maeve’s husband, David McKean, 38, described the terrifying sequence of events outside their quarantine hideaway.
He said: “We were self-quarantining in an empty house owned by Maeve’s mother Kathleen on the Chesapeake Bay, hoping to give our kids more space than we have at home in DC to run around.
“Gideon and Maeve were playing kickball by the small, shallow cove behind the house and one of them kicked the ball into the water. They got into a canoe, intending to retrieve the bal l, and somehow got pushed by wind or tide into the open bay. About 30 minutes later, they were spotted by an onlooker from land, who saw them far out from shore and called the police.
“After that last sighting, they were not seen again. The Coast Guard recovered their canoe, which was capsized and miles away. It has been more than 24 hours (since they went missing) and the chances they have survived are impossibly small.
“It is clear Maeve and Gideon have passed away. The search for their recovery will continue and I hope it will be successful.”
In a statement, Kathleen said: “With profound sadness, I share the news that the search for my beloved daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon has turned from rescue to recovery.
“Maeve did everything with her full self and her whole heart. She gave the best hugs, sang loudly and out of tune, danced, wrestled, argued and forgave.
“Maeve shone – but the role she treasured most was mom.”