The man standing high atop the banks of the roaring Androscoggin River had a lot of questions and a lot of complaints. He stood with arms crossed near the edge of Riverside Drive, his face aglow with the red emergency lights that blazed all around. He scowled and shook his head in anger and disgust. […]
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Wardens suspend Thursday’s search for boy in Androscoggin River
AUBURN — Police say they’ve suspended the search Thursday for a 5-year-old lost in the frigid Androscoggin River. Thursday’s search focused on the river from where his 9-year-old brother was rescued to where there are rapids — about half a mile downstream, according to Deputy Police Chief Jason Moen. The younger boy fell into the […]
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Rescuers pull boy from Androscoggin River in Auburn
[MORE COVERAGE: Search for 5-year-old boy to resume Thursday morning | Locals bring flowers to Bonney Park and talk about safety] AUBURN — A 9-year-old boy was in critical condition after being pulled from the Androscoggin River on Tuesday evening, while the search for his 5-year-old brother who also fell into the river was suspended until daylight Wednesday, […]
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Woman, 61, died of accidental drowning in Lisbon
LISBON — The unattended death of a 61-year-old woman Sunday was ruled an accidental drowning by the state’s Medical Examiner’s Office. Lisbon Police Chief Marc Hagan issued a statement Tuesday morning on the cause of death of Carol Plourde of Lisbon, whose body was pulled from a small private pond off Potter Road on Sunday. […]
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Maine wardens searching for 3 after boat capsizes in northern Maine
SQUARE LAKE, Maine (AP) — Maine game wardens say three boaters are missing after their vessel capsized in windy conditions on Square Lake in northern Maine. Cpl. John MacDonald said only one of the four occupants who headed onto the lake Tuesday afternoon made it back to shore. Three others are presumed to be in […]
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York man dies in accident during whitewater rafting trip
WEST FORKS PLANTATION (AP) — Authorities say a man ejected from a raft while on a whitewater rafting trip is dead. The Maine Warden Service says 67-year-old Richard Sanders, of York, was on a commercial rafting trip on the Dead River Saturday when he and six others, including a guide employed by North Country Rivers, […]
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Lewiston man charged in son’s death seeks to have statements thrown out
AUBURN — A Lewiston man charged with manslaughter in his baby son’s death is seeking to have statements he made to police kept from trial. Sean St. Amand, 28, filed motions through his attorney, George Hess, to bar prosecutors from using statements St. Amand made to police on Oct. 20 during an interrogation. Hess wrote […]
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Police identify woman whose body was pulled from Kennebec River in Pittston
AUGUSTA — Police have released the identity of a woman whose body was pulled from the Kennebec River in Pittston on Saturday. The deceased woman has been identified as Vicky Trask, 45, of Augusta, according to Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. No foul play is suspected in Trask’s death, Reardon […]
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Body of lobsterman recovered off Vinalhaven
VINALHAVEN — A lobsterman died Wednesday after falling off his boat, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. The U.S Coast Guard in South Portland received a call over marine radio at 1:43 p.m. about a fisherman spotting a body in the water next to an unmanned lobster boat, according to Coast Guard Lt. Scott McCann. The […]
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Man drowns on lake; struggled before going under
OSSIPEE, N.H. — A 65-year-old man had drowned while swimming on Duncan Lake in Ossipee. The Marine Patrol of the New Hampshire State Police says the accident happened around 5 p.m. Friday. The man was swimming across a cove when he began struggling. Family and friends swam out to try to help but the man […]