US EditionCanadian Man Dead After Sailboat Runs Aground Near Maine Island
- Thomas Kent Smith, a 72-year-old man from Nova Scotia, died early Monday when the 40-foot sailboat he was aboard struck rocks and broke apart off the southern tip of Isle au Haut, Maine.
- Thomas Kent Smith was aboard a 40-foot sailboat owned by a couple from New Hampshire, Robert and Sandra Comeau, when the vessel struck rocks and began to break apart, leading the pair to call emergency services around 3 a.m.
- Maine Marine Patrol found the Comeaus stranded on shore and recovered Smith's body around 5 a.m., after survivors reported all three had been in the water over an hour wearing life jackets.
- The Comeaus pulled Smith to shore prior to the arrival of Marine Patrol, who then transported his body to Stonington for an examination conducted by the state medical examiner’s office at a funeral home located in Ellsworth.
- The Comeaus received medical attention and were discharged in Stonington, underscoring the dangers of sailboat groundings near Maine's islands.
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72-year-old Nova Scotia man dead after sailboat runs aground in Maine
The body of a 72-year-old Nova Scotian was found Monday on the shore of a Maine town after the sailboat he was on ran aground. In a news release, the state's Department of Marine Resources said the man was sailing with a couple from New Hampshire.
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