Physique of 36-year-old man recovered from Beaver Dam quarry in Baltimore County

The physique of a 36-year-old man was recovered Tuesday after a two-day search on the Beaver Dam Swim Club quarry in Baltimore County, police stated.  

Michael Randle was recognized because the swimmer who went lacking on the quarry in Cockeysville on Sunday.

Emergency responders had been referred to as round 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, to the ten,000 block of Beaver Dam Road, the place an individual had reportedly disappeared within the water and was unaccounted for, in accordance with police.

The Baltimore County Fire Department (BCFD) reported {that a} swimmer, recognized as a 36-year-old man, was seen struggling within the water and subsequently went beneath.

The two-day search at Beaver Dam

Dive groups searched the quarry on Sunday till situations compelled operations to be suspended. The search continued for hours on Monday earlier than it was suspended.

The Baltimore City Police Department took over the restoration efforts on Tuesday, when the physique was situated.

Search crews had been assisted by handheld sonar, restoration canine, divers, and an underwater robotic from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue, BCFD stated.

Witnessing the tried rescue

Josh Bradds, who stated he was visiting the quarry together with his household on Sunday, instructed WJZ he was about to assist a struggling swimmer when he noticed lifeguards rush to the water.

A fireplace spokesperson stated a lifeguard additionally noticed the person struggling within the water, tried rescuing him, however could not discover him within the water.

“I looked around and I saw four separate lifeguards on their way to him, and I was like, ‘OK, he’s getting saved,'” Bradds stated. “You could even hear the people sigh when she pulled up. “You thought he was going to get saved, and he by no means got here up.”

Safety concerns at Beaver Dam

There have been multiple drownings at the Beaver Dam Swim Club quarry over the past 20 years. The most recent drowning was in 2014.

Several people on social media shared concerns about the dangers of the quarry, citing other drownings.

WJZ reached out to the swim club for comment and has not heard back.

“It’s bizarre. You actually do not know find out how to really feel. It feels pretend,” Bradds said. “Everybody out there’s by no means going to overlook this present day. Like we simply noticed that man disappear.”