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Man dies after found floating in Bay, more recent incidents
By Hunter Hine Staff Writer
(July 21, 2023) A man was pronounced dead at Atlantic General Hospital after being found unresponsive in Sinepuxent Bay last Wednesday around 5:30 p.m., according to a press release from the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office.
Bystanders saw Ronald Charles Lingenfelder, 65, of Ownings Mills, floating face down in the bay waters near the tiki bar beach at Castaways Campgrounds. They brought Lingenfelder to shore and started lifesaving measures until emergency services arrived and took him to the hospital.
The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office also responded to the area.
The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation and an investigator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner are investigating the incident, according to the press release.
The Sheriff’s Office said there are no updates yet.
Ocean City Firefighters and EMS performed CPR on a swimmer after a water rescue in Assawoman Bay around 5:30 p.m. on July 12 near Eagles Nest Road in Ocean City, accord- ing to a Facebook post from the Ocean City Fire Department. The OCFD did not respond with further information.
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The OCFD posted a photo of a Maryland State Police Aviation helicopter landing at Northside Park for a trauma fly-out around 5 p.m. on July 15. The OCFD did not respond with further information.
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On July 14, around 4 a.m. a Chevy Equinox and a Ford F150 crashed on Route 113 near Georgetown Road, according to Maryland State Police. The 70-year-old driver of the Equinox and a 64-year-old passenger were taken to Atlantic General Hospital for injuries, police said. The driver of the Ford F150 was uninjured.
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Maryland State Police Aviation flew a critically injured person to Shock Trauma around 2 a.m. on July 17, after they were involved in a crash between a motorcycle and another vehicle at the intersection of Grays Corner Road and Ocean Gateway, according to a Facebook post from the OCFD. The motorcycle caught fire. The OCFD did not respond with further information.
