WASHINGTON — Maryland Natural Resources Police said Sunday they have recovered the body of a man from the Patuxent River near Myrtle Point Park.
The victim was identified as 30-year-old Antonio Capozzi Jr., of Wolcott, Connecticut.
ID of swimmer who died yesterday in the Patuxent River near Myrtle Point Park: Antonio Capozzi Jr., 30, of Wolcott, CT. He went missing after swimming from a pontoon boat. Body recovered last evening. Autopsy today.
— Maryland NRP (@MDNRPolice) July 9, 2018
Police said he went missing after swimming from a pontoon boat on Sunday.
First responders from Charles, Calvert and St. Mary’s counties helped in the search. The man’s body was found about an hour after police announced the search.
Capozzi was taken to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy that is scheduled for Monday.
A map of the area where the search occurred can be seen below.
