Body Found Was Missing National Guardsman: Police

Police said crews searching the Patapsco River have located the body of a man who was reported missing during Sunday's flood in Ellicott City. Emergency officials had been searching the area since Sunday and found the missing man on Tuesday.

Eddison Alexander Hermond, 39, of Severn, was last seen at 5:20 p.m. in a restaurant parking lot in the downtown area, Howard County officials said.

Hermond, who was an active member of the Army National Guard, was reported missing after trying to help a woman find her cat behind La Palapa in Ellicott City. Police said witnesses who also went to assist saw him get swept in the floodwaters, and he did not resurface.

Police confirmed around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday that the body of a man found on the Baltimore County side of the Patapsco River Tuesday morning was Hermond.

No other persons have been reported missing, according to the Howard County Police Department.

Just spoke with @GovLarryHogan about the terrible flooding in Ellicott City and the loss of Eddison Hermond. @FEMA is on site & at @POTUS’ direction, we will continue to provide support for families and businesses throughout the affected area. We are with you.
— Vice President Mike Pence (@VP) May 29, 2018

#HoCoPolice have confirmed that the body of Eddison Alexander Hermond, 39, who went missing during the Ellicott City flood, was found by searchers today in the Patapsco River, just across the Baltimore County line #ECFlood https://t.co/Oqy4mHnuH9
— Howard County Police (@HCPDNews) May 29, 2018

This is breaking news and will be updated.

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Photo of Eddison Alexander Hermond courtesy of the Howard County Police Department.