Gideon Mackean: Last News

Eight-year-old Gideon McKean‘s body was found 2000 feet away from where the body of his mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, had been uncovered on April 6, according to police. The pair had vanished six days earlier after paddling a canoe into the dangerous, choppy waters of the Chesapeake Bay. An air and water search led authorities to locate the bodies two and a half miles away from where they launched their canoe — Maeve’s mother Kathleen Kennedy Townsend‘s waterfront property in Shady Side, Maryland. The duo had headed into the water to retrieve a lost ball, according to Maeve’s husband, and Gideon’s father, David McKean, who announced their presumed deaths via Facebook on April 3.

A cause of death has been confirmed for Robert F. Kennedy’s 8-year-old great-grandson, Gideon McKean, and Gideon’s mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean.

Authorities can now confirm Gideon McKean died by drowning. On Monday, April 13, a spokesperson for the Maryland Dept.

A week and a half after Robert F. Kennedy’s granddaughter, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and her eight-year-old son, Gideon McKean, died in the Chesapeake Bay, the 911 call from their tragic canoe incident was released. A bystander called 911 after spotting Maeve and Gideon’s canoe get swept away by the strong winds. “I tried to wave to them, but they’re so far out, I guess they couldn’t see me,” the man told the dispatcher, according to People. He identified both victims as children, but it was later confirmed by officials that Maeve and Gideon were the two people on the boat.

Maryland police announced Wednesday that they have recovered the body of 8-year-old Gideon McKean. The announcement comes two days after police found the body of Gideon’s mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and nearly a week after the pair disappeared after paddling a canoe into Chesapeake Bay.

Police in the US have recovered the body of Robert Fitzgerald Kennedy's great-grandson who went missing during a canoeing trip.

Maryland police announced Wednesday that they have recovered the body of 8-year-old Gideon McKean. The announcement comes two days after police found the body of Gideon's mother, Maeve Kennedy Townsend McKean, and nearly a week afterthe pair disappeared after paddling a canoe into Chesapeake Bay.