Jerard 'Jerry' Robert Welsh, 49, who lived alone near Annapolis, went missing Nov. 3.
On Friday, a woman walking the shoreline of Beverly-Triton Beach Park in Mayo discovered a body on the sand near the waterline. Police said today the body has been identified as Welsh.
A good Samaritan on a sailboat last saw Welsh kayaking off the mouth of Oyster Creek, near Highland Beach just south of Annapolis.
When the boater returned from his trip, he found the yellow kayak that Welsh had been paddling empty and drifting, with a life jacket and paddles floating nearby.
Welsh's Chevrolet Avalanche was parked near the Oyster Creek Community Harbor, and his family told police they hadn't heard from him in days.
For 15 hours, crews combed 62-square nautical miles before suspending the search on Nov. 4.
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God bless - 2009-11-25 05:11:34
Hope he enjoyed a beautiful day right up to the end!
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