Maryland Crabbers Mark Vetock, Tevin Calhoun Found Dead After Reported Missing In Stoney Creek
PASADENA, Md. (WJZ) -- Maryland Natural Resources police said they have recovered two bodies near Riviera Beach.
NRP confirm the bodies are those of the two missing crabbers.
Over the weekend, there was a report of two men going missing while crabbing in Stoney Creek. Mark Vetock, 27, of Glen Burnie and Tevin Calhoun, 27, of Pasadena were identified as the missing crabbers.
It was a deadly weekend on Maryland waterways.
Captain Scarborough with Natural Resources Police said severe weather was a likely factor in their drownings.
According to social media posts by family, Tevin Calhoun and Mark Vetock were good friends. Calhoun was a new father and Vetock had just been married.
Vetock's wife posted the following message to Facebook: "I'm sure many of you saw the news. Right now both our families are trying to process everything. We are all heartbroken. All of us appreciate all of the love and support that everyone has given us throughout this ordeal."
Vetock was from Glen Burnie. Calhoun was from Pasadena. Several neighbors in the Riviera Beach area also expressed their condolences.
Captain Scarborough advised anyone heading out on the water to make sure to inform family and friends of their plans—where they're going and when they plan to return.
She said authorities are continuing to search for 43-year-old Allan Van Dyke from Glen Burnie. He disappeared Saturday morning while testing a boat in Curtis Bay.
A U.S. Secret Service agent was killed in a kayaking accident on the Severn River. A boat technician also went missing in Curtis Creek. Several other water rescues were also made over the weekend.
This story is developing. Stay with WJZ for the latest.
