A 41-year-old man was found dead near his capsized boat near the Patuxent River Bridge in Southern Maryland on Sunday afternoon, officials said.

Scott L. Suder of Huntingtown was last seen about noon Saturday just before a violent storm came through the area, according to the Maryland Natural Resources Police.

Residents in that area said they saw something in the river near Sheridan Point before the storm hit. They called authorities on Sunday morning when they spotted the overturned boat in about the same area, said Candy Thomson, a spokeswoman with the Maryland Natural Resources Police.

A state police helicopter, along with officers on the ground, divers and the Coast Guard searched the river for most of the day, according to Thomson. They found Suder’s body along the shoreline, and his 16-foot skiff was found in about four feet of water.

Authorities said he was not wearing a life jacket. An autopsy is pending and the investigation is ongoing.

It was the first boating death in the state this year, officials said.

Correction: An earlier version of this story indicated Suder was from Hughesville, rather than Huntingtown, before authorities corrected the hometown.