Bath - The Maine Marine Patrol is resuming a search today in the Kennebec River near Bath for Robert Stolt, 22 of Augusta, who was fishing yesterday when he attempted to rescue his dog, which had jumped in the river from Stolt's 23-foot boat near Lines Island.
Marine Patrol was notified of the incident yesterday at 2:10 p.m. after a witness called 911 to report seeing two people in the water.
Marine Patrol was joined in the search by local fire and police personnel, along with members of the U.S. Coast Guard, the State Police/Marine Patrol Underwater Recovery Team, and the Maine Forest Service.
A female passenger on Stolt's boat along with a second dog were rescued by other boaters and transported to shore. Local EMS personnel treated the female passenger for minor injuries. Both dogs have been rescued.
Yesterday's search continued in the vicinity of Lines Island until 11:00 p.m., when it was postponed due to poor visibility.
Today's search, involving Marine Patrol boats and plane, began at 5:00 a.m., and is focusing on the Kennebec River near Lines Island.