Rangers responded to several EMS calls and a drowning on Sunday, July 16th. A Korean couple from Gaithersburg, Maryland, came to the park that day to go clamming with friends. While clamming in Sinepuxent Bay, the wife fell into deeper water. Both husband and wife were non-swimmers and the husband drowned trying to rescue her. The woman, found face down in the water, was pulled to shore by friends and onlookers. Rangers administered rescue breathing and she was transported to a nearby hospital where she remains in intensive care. A multi-agency search was launched for the missing husband. His body was found and recovered by rangers with the help of the Coast Guard, Maryland State Police, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Berlin VFD, and NPS lifeguards. An autopsy is pending. CISD is being offered to participants in the incident. Protection ranger trainee Josh Frasier assisted with the death investigation, which was complicated by language barriers. Other incidents that day included an incident in which a canoe rental company employee was stung by a wasp and lapsed into anaphylactic shock due to an allergic reaction during transport to the hospital. She is recovering. While the search for the missing husband was underway, rangers responded to the park campground to assist a visitor who was experiencing seizures. The visitor was provided with oxygen and transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
