Body of Fisherman Recovered Near Jonesport
Maine Department of Marine Resources sent this bulletin at 10/23/2018 07:28 PM EDTHaving trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page.
Jonesport – The body of Scott Chandler, 51, of West Jonesport was recovered at 5:10 pm today by divers taking part in a search near Doyle Island, west of Hopkins Point in Jonesport.
Chandler was seen falling off his 20-foot lobster boat near the island at approximately 9:20 a.m. this morning by commercial seaweed harvesters in the area who reported the incident.
Today’s search involved members of the Maine Marine Patrol, the Maine State Police/Marine Patrol dive team, members of the Warden Service Dive Team, US Coast Guard boats, helicopter and plane.
Chandler’s body has been transported to a local funeral home.
The circumstances around how Chandler fell into the water remain under investigation by the Marine Patrol and US Coast Guard.