On Wednesday, August 19th 2015 Dfc. Beisel responded to 3746
Harbor Road Chesapeake Beach, Calvert County, for the report of a missing
person. Upon arrival he made contact
with the complainant Paul Frank Bowen Jr.
Bowen Jr advised that he had not seen or heard from his father, Paul
Frank Bowen Sr, since approximately 2000hrs on 08/18/2015.
While Dfc. Beisel was speaking with Bowen Jr; a citizen
called 911 at 9:19a.m. to report a subject in the water along the Fishing Creek
running path. The citizen was running
the path near the back of Fishing Creek when they located a white male floating
face up in the water not responsive. F/Sgt.
Naughton responded to the scene and contacted the citizen and secured the
scene. The floating subject was believed to be Paul Frank Bowen Sr. A MVA photo
was utilized to determine that the body was in fact Paul Bowen Sr., a 60 year
old white male.
Members of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Criminal
Investigations Bureau responded to the scene to assist with the investigation. Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Crime Lab
Personnel, Natural Resources Police and FI Dillon arrived on scene to assist
with recovery. The body of Bowen Sr. was
transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for an autopsy.
Based upon witness statements it is believed that Bowen Sr.
was checking his crab pots either late last night or early this morning when he
fell into the water from the pier and subsequently drowned.
