Body discovered at Lake Linganore
Rescue workers spent several hours Wednesday trying to recover a body trapped under a dam at Lake Linganore before stopping at 8 p.m.
Frederick County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said the search will resume this morning.Two men fishing spotted the body floating in the water near Eaglehead Drive at about 2 p.m. Wednesday, Bailey said.
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Crews resume attempt to recover body at dam
Updated 3:26 P.M.
Dive teams resumed efforts today to recover a body at the Lake Linganore dam, authorities said.
Rocks, debris and the water temperature also made the recovery difficult, Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said. During the recovery process, debris had to be removed for the safety of the workers and to reach the victim, Bailey said during a briefing this afternoon.
“During that process, the victim was dislodged and further submerged under water,” she said.
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State flag to fly at half-staff
Gov. Martin O'Malley has ordered the Maryland State flag to be flown at half-staff in honor of Police Officer First Class Thomas P. Jensen, a Prince George's County Police Officer.
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Police recover body from Lake Linganore
After a second day of recovery efforts, authorities have extracted the body of a young man from a dam at Lake Linganore.
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Local Democrats launch campaign to force Young off radio show
A group of Democrats started an e-mail campaign to get County Commissioner Blaine Young off the air at WFMD radio.
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