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Ian Jones, boyfriend of Annie Lennox’s daughter Tali, missing presumed drowned in New York

THE boyfriend of singer Annie Lennox’s model daughter is missing and feared drowned after a kayaking accident on the Hudson River in New York.

FILE AUGUST 09, 2015: Artist Ian Jones and Artist/Model Tali Lennox (daughter of Annie Lennox) were in an accident while in a tandem kayak on New Yorks Hudson River on August 8, 2015. Lennox was rescued, but Jones is still missing. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 02: Tali Lennox and Ian Jones attend Audi's Celebration of partnership with the Whitney Museum on April 2, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Audi)
FILE AUGUST 09, 2015: Artist Ian Jones and Artist/Model Tali Lennox (daughter of Annie Lennox) were in an accident while in a tandem kayak on New Yorks Hudson River on August 8, 2015. Lennox was rescued, but Jones is still missing. NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 02: Tali Lennox and Ian Jones attend Audi's Celebration of partnership with the Whitney Museum on April 2, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Audi)

THE boyfriend of singer Annie Lennox’s model daughter is missing and feared drowned after a boating accident on the Hudson River in New York.

Tali Fruchtmann, the 22-year-old daughter of the multi Grammy award-winning singer, set out with boyfriend Ian Jones, 32, a photographer, on a tandem kayak near the hamlet of Staatsburg in Duchess County, New York, on Saturday morning.

The kayak flipped around 10am, officials said.

A passing ship later fished Fruchtmann — who also goes by the name Tali Lennox — out of the water, but her longtime boyfriend was nowhere to be seen, and now officials believe he may have perished in the rough current.

“We believe that alcohol may have played a role,” Captain John Watterson, of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office told Ploughkeepsie Journal.

Rock royalty ... Tali Lennox is the daughter of Eurythmics legend, Annie.
Rock royalty ... Tali Lennox is the daughter of Eurythmics legend, Annie.
Feared dead ... Ian Jones (left) at an event in May.
Feared dead ... Ian Jones (left) at an event in May.

Neither were wearing life jackets at the time of the incident and deputies suspended the search on Saturday around 10pm when the waters became too rough. The search resumed on Sunday at 7am.

Fruchtmann was not injured in the incident, Watterson said, and she was not taken to a hospital.

No foul play is suspected at this time, Watterson said, adding the incident does not appear to be criminal in nature.

Fruchtmann and Jones have been dating for several years and live in New York City. Neither family could be reached for comment. Lennox gave birth to daughters Tali and Lola when married to Israeli film and record producer Uri Fruchtmann, her second of three husbands, from 1988 to 2000.

The accident happened 100 kilometres north of where another overturned kayak resulted in a murder charge earlier this year.

In that case, Angelika Graswald was charged with the murder of her fiance, Vincent Viafore, near Bannerman island on April 19.

Originally published as Ian Jones, boyfriend of Annie Lennox’s daughter Tali, missing presumed drowned in New York

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