ESSEX, MD—Maryland Natural Resources Police are investigating after an Essex man was killed in a weekend boat explosion in Cecil County.
Authorities say Michael Steinmetz, 69, died in Saturday night’s explosion on the Bohemia River.
A good Samaritan tried to save Steinmetz but he was pronounced dead at the scene, according to MyEasternShoreMD.com.
The Cecilton Volunteer Fire Company reports that the call came in at just before 7:15 p.m. on Saturday evening.
Two people were on board the 33-foot boat. Steinmetz was pronounced dead at the scene and a second person refused treatment.
The cause of the explosion is under investigation.
Please share! Our criminal investigators are asking for the public’s help in providing eyewitness details regarding last night’s boat explosion around 7:15pm on the Bohemia River in Cecil Co. If you have any info/photos please email [email protected] or call 410-260-8888. pic.twitter.com/BmTjJOZDZ9
— Maryland NRP (@MDNRPolice) July 31, 2022
Photo via Cecil County Fire Blog
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