The 22-year-old daughter of singer-songwriter Annie Lennox went kayaking on Saturday with her beau Ian Jones, but the couple experienced tragedy when their boat capsized just outside of Poughkeepsie, New York.
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A spokesman for Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office in New York confirmed that a male body had been recovered from the river and a formal identification is to take place.
The cause of the kayak’s capsizing is not yet known, but Watterson says that alcohol and the river’s strong current may have been contributing factors. Capt. John Waterson of the Dutchess County Sherriff’s Office said, “We are expecting to find him, but as time goes on the chances of finding him alive are less and less”.
Fruchtmann and Jones have been dating for several years and live in New York City.
Annie Lennox’s daughter Tali is safe after the kayaking accident, but her partner remains missing. “Our marine patrol, our dive teams, we’ve had helicopters in the air”.
Lennox became separated from her boyfriend and was picked up by a passing boat.
The couple was kayaking early Saturday when their borrowed 2-person kayak overturned, Watterson said in a press release.
They have urged anyone who sees someone matching this description to contact the sheriff’s office.
Lennox, a model and painter, worked with Jones last year on a project taking photographs of homeless children in Manhattan last summer.
The authorities were certain that there is no foul play in the said incident.
It’s thought that neither Tali or her boyfriend were wearing life-preserving jackets during the trip.
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The search for missing Ian was suspended in the late afternoon because of rough waters, but it is expected to be resumed on Sunday.
