With thunderstorms threatening, stranded hikers rescued from Maine mountain

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Published
July 9, 2020

With thunderstorms threatening, stranded hikers rescued from Maine mountain

The dramatic rescue of 2 Augusta women by 2 Maine game wardens happened Wednesday on Black Mountain in Down East Maine.
Published
April 16, 2020

Portland trio rescued on fishing trip north of Rangeley

Three 23-year-olds spent Wednesday night in their vehicle after it got stuck in snow on an unplowed road.
Published
April 13, 2020

Canoeists found safe in Madison after brief search by wardens, police

Jake Cyr, 22, of Guilford and Tyson Bell, 31, of Dixmont were found alive and well after failing to communicate with their families while on a canoe trip on the Kennebec River.
Published
March 19, 2020

Wardens find body of missing Kennebunkport man

Howard Lamson, 71, was last seen Sunday as he walked toward Biddeford.
Published
February 21, 2020

Two people killed in separate snowmobile crashes in northern Maine

A woman from Pennsylvania and a man from Massachusetts died after missing turns on trails.
Published
February 9, 2020

Man rescued after sliding down 300-foot cliff face in Dixfield

Robert Burns, of Waltham, Mass., suffered serious injuries and was flown to Central Maine Medical Center, game wardens say.
Published
February 6, 2020

Orland man, dog die when truck breaks through ice

The Maine Warden Service says ice conditions are poor in many parts of the state.
Published
January 16, 2020

Lead exposure from ammunition blamed for spate of ill bald eagles

Since the start of the year, 5 bald eagles in Maine have been found with elevated levels of lead, and now the state Inland Fisheries and Wildlife staff plans a campaign to ask hunters to stop using lead-based ammunition.
Published
January 16, 2020

Peru man describes effort to rescue wounded bald eagle from river

Jason Dolloff and his daughter, Carrigan Robinson, used a rope and his jacket to try to save the injured bird.
Published
January 15, 2020

Wardens offer reward after bald eagle shot, killed in Oxford County

An injured eagle found in Peru along Route 108 had been shot, and now the Maine Warden Service is looking for the person responsible.