The first clue that something was terribly wrong came when Floyd Ray noticed something floating in the water near his home on Taylor Pond on a Sunday evening in June 1940. He quickly discovered the body of a fully clothed woman bobbing beside the brick and cement wall along the shore of his property. She […]
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Over the years, at least 129 people have drowned in the Androscoggin River in Maine
Nine out of 10 known victims were male, often boys, and about half of those killed in the river were 18 or younger.
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University of Maine student drowns in Orono
Regan McCleary, 19, of Buxton drowned in the Stillwater River on Saturday evening, police say.
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Naples man died while swimming in Long Lake
Officials in Bridgton say alcohol may have been a factor in the drowning death of a Naples man Wednesday night on Long Lake. Witnesses told police that Stephen Bricault, 42, had been drinking alcohol throughout the day near Plummer Landing before going for a late swim. Someone called 911 after Bricault disappeared below the surface […]
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CPR-trained women save boy’s life on Sabbathday Lake
NEW GLOUCESTER — Three women trained in CPR revived a young boy who nearly drowned Monday on a New Gloucester lake, saving the 4-year-old’s life. He was listed Tuesday in stable condition at a local hospital. Janelle Alpizar of Lewiston said she was standing on a float off Outlet Beach (also known as Barefoot Beach) […]
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Lewiston schools release more safety recommendations for field trips
LEWISTON — After a middle school student drowned June 12 during a school field trip, the Lewiston School Department made an immediate decision to update its field trip policies. The school department’s law firm, Brann & Isaacson, conducted an investigation and released its findings in two parts. The first part, an investigation into how student […]
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Man apparently drowns in Mousam River in Springvale
SPRINGVALE — A Sanford man drowned Thursday afternoon while swimming in the Mousam River at Holdsworth Park off Route 109 in Springvale. Michael Lancaster, 64, was downriver from day campers using the park and was not in an area protected by park lifeguards, according to Sanford Parks and Recreation Director Alan Grady. Grady said campers in […]
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Report: No adults saw student struggle in lake before drowning
LEWISTON — Neither the adult chaperones nor the lifeguard saw Rayan Issa in distress or struggling in the water when he drowned June 12 at Range State Park during a Lewiston Middle School outing, a report conducted for the Lewiston School Department concludes. However, students playing football in the water with Rayan reported seeing him go after the football into deeper water, then […]
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Range Pond depth an issue in student drowning
POLAND — The deep end of the roped-off area at Range Pond where a Lewiston student drowned Tuesday is 8 to 10 feet deep, Maine Department of Agriculture spokesman John Bott said. The roped area is not for wading, it is for swimming, Bott said, adding that is the norm at state parks. The Bureau […]
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Lewiston schools changing field trip procedures after drowning
LEWISTON — Superintendent Bill Webster is making more changes to school department protocol a day after calling for an additional investigation into the drowning death of Lewiston Middle School student Rayan Issa on Tuesday. Webster said he directed staff Thursday to implement new procedures for field trip approval forms, stipulating that any forms going to […]