NRP Recover Body of Missing Angler in Chester River

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At 11:35 a.m. today NRP recovered the body of a missing Centreville fisherman. Phillip Lee Allen, 51, of Centreville was last seen this morning fishing on a 19-foot power vessel on the Chester River near Queenstown. His body was found in Tilghman Creek near Break Point and is being taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore for autopsy. The incident remains under investigation.

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August 4, 2005

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 446,000 acres of public lands and 18,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic and cultural resources attract 11 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov