A canoe capsized in the Potomac River on Saturday, killing a man who police say was not wearing a life jacket.
William Hayes, of Indian Head, died after the accident early Saturday near Mallows Bay in southern Maryland, Natural Resources Police said in a series of tweets.
Hayes was pronounced dead at Civista Medical Center in La Plata. He was 50.
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