US EditionBody of Mass. Man Found Off Coast of Maine
Mark Metzger, 74, was found dead near his anchored sailboat after being reported missing; multiple agencies conducted the search and an autopsy is pending.
- On Aug. 31, the Maine Marine Patrol said it is investigating after a body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard near Long Island Ledges in Bremen; the victim was identified as 74-year-old Mark Metzger of Waltham, Massachusetts.
- Friends of Mark Metzger reported him missing around 11:40 a.m. after they could not find him aboard his 19-foot sailboat anchored on the western side of Bremen Long Island.
- Good Samaritans located the body at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sunday near Long Island Ledges, and his remains will be transferred to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for examination.
- Search efforts included the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office, Coast Guard, Maine Forest Service and local emergency responders; the Coast Guard transported the body to shore and released it to a local funeral home.
- Authorities say it is unclear how Mark Metzger died, and the case remains under investigation after his body was found near Bremen Long Island on Sunday.
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Portland Press HeraldMassachusetts man found dead off coast near Bremen
The Maine Marine Patrol said it is investigating the death of the 74-year-old sailor, who was reported missing Sunday.
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