Merrill's body found in bay

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- The body of publisher and former diplomat Philip Merrill was found Monday, more than a week after he apparently fell overboard while sailing alone on the Chesapeake Bay.
A boater spotted the submerged body near where Merrill's boat was found adrift June 10, said Col. Mark Chaney, superintendent of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources police.
Merrill was wearing a shirt bearing the name of his boat, the Merrilly, and identified by a deputy state medical examiner, Chaney said. He was found without a life jacket. An autopsy was scheduled for today.
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