FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — Delaware State Police say a search for a Maryland man who fell out of a canoe in Assawoman Bay off Fenwick Island has been called off.
Troopers say 23-year-old Nicholas Townsend of Ocean City, Md. was last seen about 4 a.m. Friday when he and another man were canoeing in the bay. Authorities say the canoe tipped over, throwing Townsend and the other man into the water. The second man was able to swim to shore.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Millsboro Fire Department began searching the bay for Townsend shortly after 11 a.m. The search was called off at 5:30 p.m.
The incident is under investigation.