Body Found on Robbinston Beach
UPDATE (July 9, 2020, 7:17 a.m.): The deceased has been identified as Richard Warnell, 64, of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Warnell was the subject of a missing persons investigation being conducted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Maine State Police is continuing to work with the RCMP regarding the investigation. As there is no indication that Mr. Warnell died in the State of Maine, the RCMP will now become the lead agency in the investigation and further questions should be directed to them.
ROBBINSTON, Maine – Maine State Police responded to a deceased person that had washed up on a beach in Robbinston.
On July 7, 2020, A concerned party called the Bangor Regional Communication Center (RCC) and Cpl. Micah Perkins responded to the scene at approximately 2:23 p.m. An autopsy is being conducting by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) to determine the identity of the deceased, along with the cause and manner of death. Because there are no known missing persons from the Robbinston area, Troopers are cooperating with the Canadian authorities regarding the investigation.
Troopers were assisted on scene by the Maine Marine Patrol, Washington County Sheriff’s Office, Robbinston Fire, Calais Fire EMS, and the U.S. Border Patrol.
The investigation is ongoing and no further information is available at this time.
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