HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland man has completed his a trip across the Chesapeake Bay on a paddleboard!
Chris Hopkinson used a paddle board to travel from Havre De Grace to Virginia Beach.
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Hopkinson tackled this challenge to raise awareness and funds for the Oyster Recovery Partnership.
Hopkinson said he faced extreme wind and is exhausted, sunburnt and in pain.
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