Weather forced authorities in St. Mary’s County to conclude their search Sunday for a missing swimmer at Myrtle Point Park, but they plan to resume Monday as conditions improve. Manuel DeJesus Portillo, 20, of Alexandria, Va., was last seen around 11 a.m. Saturday in waist-deep water in the Patuxent River, officials said. Julie Yingling said the young man’s family was spread out across the beach — some were fishing and others cooking — when they realized DeJesus Portillo had gone missing. It is unclear whether DeJesus Portillo knew how to swim, but he had told his sister that he wanted to go into the water, Yingling said. (St. Mary's Sheriff's Office/St.

Source: Washington Post September 09, 2018 17:37 UTC