Recovery Efforts Underway for Man Who Jumped into Rock Creek

The search for a man who disappeared in Rock Creek after jumping into the water has shifted to a recovery mission, according to officials from the Maryland Natural Resources Police.

The incident occurred on Sunday at approximately 4:15 p.m. near the entrance of Rock Creek at Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Park in Pasadena. Authorities received a report about a missing boater in the area.

According to Vincent Dortenzo, a spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the man was aboard a pontoon boat with six other individuals when he jumped into the creek to retrieve his hat, which had fallen overboard. Notably, he was not wearing a life vest at the time of the incident.

The other passengers on the boat were the ones who alerted emergency services after the man failed to resurface.

Reported by HarborBeat based on The Baltimore Banner (source).