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Man drowns near Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse in Maryland

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Police in Maryland say a man has drowned in the water near Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis.

Citizens pulled a man floating in the water near the Sandy Point Shoal Lighthouse into their boat Sunday and took him back to shore.

The Maryland Natural Resources Police said he was pronounced dead.

The Baltimore Sun reports that police arrived around 12:30 p.m. at Sandy Point State Park and performed CPR on the man but were unable to resuscitate him.

Police are investigating the death. They did not immediately know his age or how he ended up in the water.