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Pennsylvania man killed in PWC Accident
Maryland Natural Resources Police are continuing to investigate a fatality involving a Personal Watercraft (PWC) near Ocean City Sunday, Aug. 14. The body of Paul Kiejzik, 69, of Springfield, Pa. was found by Assateague Island National Park patrons one half mile south of the Ocean City Inlet at approximately 1:15 p.m. Kiejzik was last seen leaving the Ocean Pines area on a Yamaha PWC at 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The PWC and a life jacket were recovered in the same area of the body. The body was transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Baltimore for an autopsy.
Press contact: Cpl. Ken Turner, 410-260-8003, 443-534-5598 or kturner@dnr.state.md.us
August 15, 2005The 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