OCEAN CITY DEATH RULED ACCIDENTAL

On Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at approximately 6:20 p.m., Ocean City Police responded to the area of 32nd Street for a report of a possible deceased body in the bay. The body, which was recovered by the United States Coast Guard, was confirmed to be that of missing 22-year-old Lance Corey Gaines.

The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Maryland ruled this week that the manner of death was accidental and the cause of death was drowning, hypothermia and cardiomegaly. Gaines, who was visiting Ocean City with his family from upstate New York, was last seen on April 21, 2012 at approximately 1 a.m. at The Sandbar on 33rd Street and Coastal Highway.