Summary of Events: Potomac River Death Investigation – Mocofeed

Below is a brief summary of a death investigation in the Potomac River near the 10800 block of MacArthur Boulevard.

 

On Thursday, July 2, 2026, at approximately 6 a.m., officers from the Montgomery County Police Search Management Team, members of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Swift Water Rescue Team, and personnel from neighboring jurisdictions responded to the area following reports of a missing 16-year-old male who had been swimming in the Potomac River.

 

On Friday, July 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., members of the Montgomery County Police Search Management Team and the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service Swift Water Rescue Team located the 16-year-old male in the river. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

The decedent has been transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore, where an autopsy will be conducted to determine the official cause and manner of death.