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Search for Two Boaters in Dorchester County

UPDATE 5/14/2012 2:30 p.m.-The two Boaters have been found.

NANTICOKE, Md. (AP) - Authorities are searching for two boaters who went missing while fishing in Dorchester County over the weekend.

Maryland Natural Resources Police say the boaters, 41-year-old Richard L. Moore and 49-year-old Daniel V. Graves, were reported missing at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. They were last seen in an 18-foot tan camouflage Polar craft boat near Clay Island about 8:30 p.m. Saturday.

Authorities say the men left Nanticoke Harbor on Saturday afternoon.

Maryland Natural Resources Police, the Coast Guard and the Wicomico County sheriff's department are searching for the men.

 

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.