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September 26, 2008

Massachusetts Man Dies in Sebago Lake; Body Recovered Today

A 76-year-old man from Lanesborough, Mass., died in an apparent drowning on Thursday. His body was located at approximately 10 a.m. today (Friday) by a Portland Water District employee who offered to help in the search.

Richard Robinson, 76, was last seen trolling in his boat at approximately 6 p.m. Thursday on Sebago Lake in Raymond, and a passerby spotted his empty boat a half-hour later.

The Maine Warden Service and local agencies searched for Mr. Robinson until approximately 11 p.m. Thursday, and resumed their search this morning. The Portland Water District employee, Rod Beaulieu, asked if he could help and eventually found Mr. Robinson in the lake off of Hollister Point Road in Raymond, between Frye Island and the mainland, according to Maine Warden Service Lt. Adam Gormely.

The Maine Medical Examiner’s Office will examine Mr. Robinson to determine a cause of death.

Assisting the Maine Warden Service in its search were Raymond Fire and Rescue, Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Cumberland County Dive Team, and Windham, Standish, Casco, Gorham, and Frye Island fire departments, as well as numerous volunteers.

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