The body of William Linden O’Neill III, 35, of Prince Frederick was recovered Friday morning from the Patuxent River. A passing boater located Linden’s body about a mile southwest of the mouth of St. Leonard Creek at 8:22 a.m.
The recovery concludes search efforts that started on Sunday, May 13 at 9:17 p.m. when the Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) received a report of an individual fallen overboard from a vessel on the Patuxent River near Patterson Park. Linden was reported fallen from the stern of the 35-foot Markley he and three other individuals were aboard. U.S. Coast Guard, Maryland State Police and volunteer fire companies from Calvert, Charles and St. Mary’s counties assisted NRP with the search efforts.
Linden’s body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore for an autopsy. The incident is still under investigation.