The body of a Maryland boater was found Thursday, nearly three weeks after he was reported missing in the Chesapeake Bay, according to the State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Police.

Lonnie James Johnson, 65, of Chesapeake Beach, was reported missing on Nov. 14 , and his boat was found unoccupied near Taylors Island in Dorchester County.

His body was found in the water near the northwest shoreline of Taylors Island, police said.

Bob Bruns, a friend of Johnson, described him as a fisherman with more than 50 years of experience and the man at the center of the Chesapeake Bay fishing community. Another friend, Travis Long, described Johnson as a father, grandfather, proud veteran and reliable friend.

"He always would answer the phone, he always had an ear, he was one of t

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