NRP Recover Body of Missing Hollywood Man

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Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) recovered the body of Lewis E. Blackistone, 29, Saturday morning, approximately one-mile off shore from the fishing pier at Point Lookout State Park. Blackistone was reported missing Thursday afternoon by a friend with whom he had been fishing. The body was transported to the State Medical Examiners Office in Baltimore for an autopsy.
Press contact: Cpl. Ken Turner, 410-260-8003, kturner@dnr.state.md.us

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September 19, 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