Charles Co. Police Investigating Drowning

Police: victim was fishing when boat overturned

Police in Charles County are investigating the drowning of a man whose canoe overturned Friday afternoon.

Investigators say the man's canoe flipped over while he was fishing on Trinity Lake in Allens Fresh, near the St. Mary's County line. His body was not found for two hours.

No identifying information about the man has been released, but police say that he was part of the area's Amish community.

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