Crime & Safety
Have You Seen This Man? Boater Went Missing Near Perryville, Police Say
Jeffery Swank anchored his sailboat near the Susquehanna River railroad bridge that connects Perryville to Havre de Grace, police said.

Authorities are asking for help finding a man whose sailboat was found anchored off the shores of Havre de Grace without him aboard.
Jeffery Swank, 58, anchored his boat offshore, along the Susquehanna River near the Amtrak bridge, according to Candy Thomson, spokeswoman for Maryland Natural Resources Police.
A relative contacted authorities this week after not being able to reach Swank, who lived on his 42-foot sailboat and was a resident of Berwyn, PA, according to Thomson.
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The white sailboat is a 1978 Irwin registered in Delaware, according to police.
Swank was last seen Tuesday, police said.
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When officials went to check on him, his boat was anchored near the bridgebut he was nowhere to be found, according to Thomson.
“We have no idea where he is. That’s why we [sent] out the photo of him,” Thomson said. Natural Resources Police released a photo of Swank Thursday in hopes of learning about where he may be.
“Clearly, people who live on boats go on shore for supplies, they go ashore to go out and be social, so he could be on land—he could be visiting friends, for all we know,” Thomson said.
To sweep the area around the sailboat, Maryland Natural Resources Police sent divers to look for Swank Thursday, and the search continued on Friday, according to Thomson, who said that police are not ruling anything out.
“What we’re trying to do is gather information,” Thomson said.
Anyone with information about Jeffery Swank may contact Natural Resources Police at 410-260-8888.
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Pictured is a photo from a Pennsylvania driver’s license of Jeffery Swank found on his boat near Havre de Grace, courtesy of Maryland Natural Resources Police.
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