ROCKVILLE, MD – The body of an adult male recovered from the Potomac River on Monday, April 3, 2023, has been identified as 56-year-old Neil Bernstein of Rockville
. Bernstein was reported missing and was last seen in Great Falls Park near Macarthur Blvd. on the Maryland side on Friday, February 17.
Officers were called to the area south of the Angler’s boat ramp at approximately 2 p.m. on April 3 after receiving a report of a body in the water.
The body was transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where it was positively identified as Neil Bernstein on Monday, April 10.
The cause of death is still under investigation, and authorities are urging anyone with information about Bernstein’s disappearance or the circumstances leading to his death to come forward.