UPDATE 8/4/2024: The Maryland State Police and the Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal are actively investigating a house fire, a missing person report, and a body found in a well at a residence that caught fire on Friday, August 2, 2024. State police received a missing person report for the occupant and homeowner of the residence. During their investigation, they were informed that the missing person may have located in a well on the property. Firefighters from Second District, Leonardtown, Hollywood, NAS Patuxent River, and Potomac Heights responded to the scene to recover the body from the well, which was approximately 40 to 50 feet deep. Crews worked on the scene for over six hours, making multiple attempts to recover the body from the well without success. The recovery was called off around 3:00 a.m. due to concerns about the structural integrity of the well. Maryland State Police remained on the scene overnight, and on the morning of Sunday, August 4, 2024, specialized confined space rescue technicians and teams from Montgomery County and Prince George’s County responded to assist. The body was recovered in the afternoon. The cause of the fire and the death are still under investigation. […]
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