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They went on an expedition at a time like this?
They went on an expedition at a time like this?
They went on an expedition at a time like this?
Says they got into the canoe to retrieve a ball.
Mrs McKean and Gideon "popped into a canoe" to chase after a ball that had rolled away, Mr McKean said.
Two people - unnamed - were seen drifting several miles off shore 30 minutes later, according to a press release from a local fire department.
Tragic I know, but just goes to show that just because you are a member of a high profile family, it doesn't mean that you have an ounce of common sense, or 2 brain cells which function. I suspect that these factors came into play in several of this family's tragic deaths.
After an extensive search operation, police announced Monday that her body had been found in water about 2.5 miles (4km) south of where they had set off.
So needless really.Her body's been found.
Yup, stupidity or at least poor judgment causes a lot of accidents and rich/posh people aren't immune from that.
On the subject of the canoe incident, here's my purely conjectural idea of what might have happened, based on bringing up my own kids -
1. Son: *kicks ball too near the sea*
2. Mom: 'Don't do that, it'll go in the sea!
3. Son: *kicks ball into the sea, possibly by accident while trying to tease Mom*
4. Son: Mom, the ball's gone in the sea!
5. Mom: (now irate) I TOLD you not to do that! Right, get the canoe. We are not going home without that ball!
My response to 4 would be 'Well there's your ball gone, wave bye-bye!'
The kid would learn the lesson and both parties could retreat with dignity.
They could watch together as the ball caught the riptide and moved rapidly out of sight from the safety of the beach and say 'What a good job we didn't try to chase the ball! Could have been dangerous! Wonder where it will end up? What's for tea?'
Dunno what really happened of course. But it wouldn't have happened to me.
Her body's been found.
SOURCE: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/202...s-great-grandson-Gideon-McKean/7901586390049/Divers find body of RFK's great-grandson Gideon McKean
The body of Gideon McKean, Robert F. Kennedy's great-grandson, was discovered after a nearly weeklong search, officials announced Wednesday.
Maryland Natural Resources Police said teams found the 8-year-old at about 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, approximately 2.3 miles south of his grandmother's home in Shady Side, Md., after the boy and his mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, disappeared during a canoeing incident.
His body was discovered 25 feet underwater about 2,000 feet from the location where his mother's body was recovered on Monday. ...