Maine man drowns trying to swim after his drifting boat in Belgrade

Maine man drowns trying to swim after his drifting boat in Belgrade

Wardens say the man's boat started to float away from the boat launch Wednesday afternoon

Man drowned when he swam to retrieve his boat that drifted away on a Maine pond

An Oakland man drowned on Wednesday afternoon when he swam after his boat as it drifted away on a Belgrade pond. Robert Gary, 66, launched his 12-foot motorized aluminum boat from the Spaulding Point boat launch on Ellis Pond, also known as Salmon Pond, about 2:30 p.m. when it began to drift away from shore, according to Mark Latti, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Gary swam after the boat to catch it but…

Officials: Oakland man apparently drowns in Belgrade

The man had been swimming after a boat that had drifted from shore, according to officials.

Oakland man dies in apparent drowning on Ellis Pond in Belgrade

A 66-year-old Oakland man apparently drowned Wednesday afternoon while trying to retrieve his boat on Ellis Pond, authorities said.

Oakland man dies in apparent drowning while attempting to retrieve drifting boat

Wardens say an Oakland man apparently drowned while trying to retrieve his boat on Ellis Pond in Belgrade.

Man drowns in Belgrade’s Ellis Pond

Robert Gary, 66, of Oakland, was apparently swimming after his floating boat in Ellis Pond, officials say.