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9-year-old struck by propeller near Ocean City dies

WASHINGTON 鈥 A 9-year-old died聽after he fell off a boat near Ocean City Wednesday.

A 9-year-old boy and an 11-year-old fell off a boat just before 3 p.m. at Sinepuxent Bay near Assateague State Park Wednesday and were struck by a propeller, said Maryland Department of Natural Resources police spokeswoman Candy Thomson.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, but were not able to resuscitate the boy, later identified as聽Kaden JT Frederick, of Howell, New Jersey.聽The 11-year-old received cuts in the incident, but is expected to be OK, Thomson said.

Frederick is the state’s 11th boating fatality of 2016, said MDNR.

Police have not released any additional details about the incident at this time.

Below is a map of the location near the incident:

海角精品黑料’s Sarah Beth Hensley contributed to this report.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect聽it was a boy who died.

Megan Cloherty

An award-winning journalist, Megan Cloherty is podcast host and producer of the 鈥22 Hours: An American Nightmare.鈥 She previously served as 海角精品黑料 Investigative Reporter covering breaking news, crime and courts.

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