WEST BATH
A body, believed to be that of a West Bath man who went missing in November 2017, was recovered Saturday.
The Sagadahoc County Sheriff ’s Office announced the body was discovered by deputies and Maine Warden Service personnel at 10:22 a.m.
Police believe the body is that of Edward Berrett, age 70 at the time of his disappearance, who was reported missing from his West Bath residence on Nov. 19, 2017, and was the focus of a large-scale search over the next several days by multiple law enforcement agencies and search organizations. It was believed that Berrett had gone missing in close proximity to his West Bath residence.
Berrett, who lived alone, had been last seen on Nov. 17, a Friday, near his home on Beaver Brook Road. Police were notified the following Sunday when his family discovered he was not at home.
The search has concentrated within five square miles of his house in a wooded, residential area. At one point the search party consisted of up to 50 personnel from multiple local and state agencies. Searchers found a couple of articles of clothing that likely belonged to Berrett, but the search was suspended by Nov. 21 when no other indicators of Berrett’s whereabouts were found.
On Saturday, the body was found by a local resident in the woods near Hill Road in West Bath, approximately one mile from Berrett’s residence.
There is no evidence of foul play. Police say final confirmation and identification are pending through the Maine Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta.
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