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Maeve Kennedy McKean, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died in a canoeing accident last week and her cause of death has become official.

The coroner has made her cause of death an official drowning and labeled it an accidental death, E! News is reporting.

The 40-year-old went missing on Thursday (April 2) while canoeing in the Chesapeake Bay with her young son Gideon. Maeve‘s body was recovered, but Gideon is still missing.

Our continued thoughts are with Maeve and Gideon‘s entire family at this time.

Maeve Kennedy McKean, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, died in a canoeing accident last week and her body has now been recovered.

McKean was canoeing near the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland with her eight-year-old Gideon and their canoe was seen drifting away from shore. It was announced on Friday night (April 3) that both of them were presumed dead.

The search is now over for Maeve‘s body, though authorities will continue searching for Gideon‘s body on Tuesday.

Police recovered Maeve‘s body on Monday (April 6) at about 5:31pm, 2.5 miles away from the waterfront property where they were staying, according to People.

Maeve‘s husband David McKean says that the mother-son duo had “popped into a canoe” to fetch a ball that had fallen into the water. He said, “They just got farther out than they could handle and couldn’t get back in.”

We’re sending our continued condolences to the McKean family during this difficult time.

Maeve Kennedy McKean and her eight-year-old son Gideon are presumed dead after they went missing in a canoeing accident.

The 40-year-old granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy went missing on Thursday (April 2) while canoeing in the Chesapeake Bay.

Maeve‘s mom, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, shared the devastating news in a statement issued on Friday night.

“With profound sadness, I share the news that the search for my beloved daughter Maeve and grandson Gideon has turned from rescue to recovery,” Townsend said in the statement. “Maeve was vivid. You always knew when she was in a room. Her laughter was loud, unabashed and infectious. She did everything with her full self and her whole heart.”

It has been reported that Maeve and Gideon may have paddled from a residence “into the bay to retrieve a ball and were unable to paddle back to shore.”

We’re sending our thoughts and condolences to the McKean family and their loved ones during this difficult time.

Maeve Kennedy McKean, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy, and her eight-year-old son Gideon are missing after a canoeing accident on Thursday night (April 2) in Maryland.

The mother and son were last seen while drifting several miles off shore near Chesapeake Bay. A concerned citizen called 911 when they saw two people drifting in a small canoe.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police said in a statement that a “preliminary investigation revealed that the pair may have been paddling the canoe from a residence in Shady Side, MD out into the bay to retrieve a ball and were unable to paddle back to shore.”

Fire dispatch arrived within five minutes of the call, but they were unable to reach the canoe. “Currents were pretty fast, they moved out of sight pretty quickly,” the fire captain said. Two hours after the search began, a canoe and a paddle were found several miles from where the pair were last spotted.

“At approximately 7:00 p.m., an overturned canoe, matching the approximate description of the one which the pair were in, was located,” the Natural Resources Police said. The search was called off at 7:30 p.m. due to darkness.

A family spokesperson has said, “At this time our family asks for privacy and that everyone keep Maeve and Gideon in their prayers.”