TREMONT — Medical officials say an elderly Maine couple whose bodies were found in a submerged vehicle near a boat ramp on Mount Desert Island drowned.
Ninety-two-year-old Lewis Lawton and his 86-year-old wife, Inez, were found Tuesday morning in their SUV in waters off the Seal Cove boat landing in Tremont.
An official with the Maine Medical Examiner’s Office told the Bangor Daily News that the cause of death was drowning, but said there has been no determination on the circumstances that led to the deaths.
Send questions/comments to the editors.
Related Stories
Latest Articles
Success. Please wait for the page to reload. If the page does not reload within 5 seconds, please refresh the page.
Enter your email and password to access comments.
Hi, to comment on stories you must . This profile is in addition to your subscription and website login.
Already have a commenting profile? .
Invalid username/password.
Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration.
Only subscribers are eligible to post comments. Please subscribe or login first for digital access. Here’s why.
Use the form below to reset your password. When you've submitted your account email, we will send an email with a reset code.