Crime & Safety
Body Of Missing Rockville Man Recovered From Potomac River: Police
The body of a Rockville man who was last seen at Great Falls Park in February was recovered from the Potomac River on April 3, police say.
POTOMAC, MD — Montgomery County Police identified the body that was recovered from the Potomac River on April 3 as that of 56-year-old Neil Bernstein of Rockville, who had been missing since February, according to a release.
Police responded around 2 p.m., on April 3 to the area south of the Angler's boat ramp for the report of a body in the water.
Once the body was recovered, police took it to the Office of the Chief Examiner. On Monday, the body was positively identified as Bernstein, according to police.
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Bernstein was first reported missing on Feb. 17, from Twinbrook Parkway in Rockville. Police later reported that he had been seen in the area of Great Falls Park off of Macarthur Boulevard in Potomac.
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