Body of missing fisherman discovered

WASHINGTON — The body of a fisherman missing for almost three months has finally been found.

Maryland Natural Resources Police say the body of 52-year-old Roger Grissom of Hughesville washed up on Virginia’s eastern shore in the area of Hacksneck, a town in Accomack County that’s more than 60 miles away from where the boat he was on capsized back on Nov. 19.

Grissom and three others were participating in a fishing tournament near White Point Beach in St. Mary’s County when their boat went under.

Only one person on board survived.

John Domen

John has been with WTOP since 2016 but has spent most of his life living and working in the DMV, covering nearly every kind of story imaginable around the region. He’s twice been named Best Reporter by the Chesapeake Associated Press Broadcasters Association. 

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