Man Who Drowned off Assateague Coast Identified

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Police in Maryland say a man has drowned in the water near Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.

Citizens pulled a man floating in the water near the Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse into their boat and took him back to shore, where he was pronounced dead, the Maryland Natural Resources Police said Sunday.

The Baltimore Sun reports that police arrived around 12:30 p.m. at Sandy Point State Park and performed CPR on the man but were unable to resuscitate him. Police are investigating the death and did not immediately know the his age or how he ended up in the water.