Kathleen Kennedy

The Body of Maeve Kennedy McKean, the granddaughter of the murdered presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, was in Maryland.

The 40-year-old and her eight-year-old son were last seen on Thursday evening, riding in a canoe of the Chesapeake Bay .

After an extensive search operation, The Police said on Monday that her body had been found in the water about 2. 5 miles (4 km) from the South, where you.

officials continue to search for your Missing son, Gideon, on Tuesday.

Mrs. McKean, The Daughter of Kathleen Kennedy was Townsend, the former Maryland lieutenant governor. She worked as a Public Health and Human Rights lawyer and was executive director of the Georgetown University ' s Global Health Initiative.

she had to stay with her family in her mother's house in Shady Side, Maryland, if you were lost.

Her Husband , David Mckean , said in a Facebook post that they "self-quarantine" away from their usual place of residence in Washington, DC, to give their children more Space .

He Said his wife and son had disappeared, after trying to get a ball, get you would have with the play.

"you got into a canoe, with the intention of you be easy to retrieve, and The Ball has somehow pushed by wind or tides, in The Open Bay," he wrote on Friday. "About 30 Minutes later, they were discovered by an onlooker from the country, she saw Far Out from the shore, and called The Police . "

The Police said last week that her canoe "seemed to be overtaken by the strong winds".

the official also confirmed an overturned boat matching its description was found on Thursday evening, hours after she went Missing .

boats, helicopters and underwater sonar technology was used to help locate the pair.

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, paid tribute to Her Daughter last week after the news that The Rescue operation had become a recovery.

In a statement, She Said Her Daughter was brilliant and had devoted her life to society's most vulnerable.

"My heart is broken, but we will honor try to summon The Grace of God and the power we have, The Hope , the energy and the passion that Maeve and Gideon set out in The World ," She Said in a statement.

Congressman Joe Kennedy , Mrs. McKean ' s cousin, to be paid also.

David Mckean , announces The Family 's accident on Friday, described his wife as his "everything" and said his young son was "courageous" and "compassionate".

"It is the sum up of Gideon, is impossible here. I Am heartbroken to try once," he wrote on Facebook. "I used to marvel at him like a small child and he was Too Perfect to exist in This World . Now, it seems to me that he was there. "

The Kennedy Family , an American political dynasty, he was by a series of tragedies.

Mrs. McKean's grandfather, New York Senator Robert F. Kennedy, who was assassinated in 1968. His death came less than five years after his brother, President John F. Kennedy was also shot.

Source of news: bbc.com