BALTIMORE — Howard County Police 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.
Hermond was last seen Sunday, May 27 in the area of La Palapa restaurant on Main Street at approximately 5:20 p.m. Witnesses reported that Hermond was attempting to help a woman who had escaped through a window with her cat, when he became swept up in the rushing water. An acquaintance reported him missing to police at 12:30 a.m. on Monday.
BREAKING: Police confirm the dead body found in Maryland river is Air Force veteran and National Guard member Eddison Hermond. His friends say he was swept away while trying to help a woman with her cat during the brutal flooding. – WJLA pic.twitter.com/egVvZuOsWc
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 29, 2018
Rescue personnel have been searching buildings and waterways in the area since the flood. There have been no other reports of missing people.
