Maine
Ocala man, 74, drowns in Maine lake. Here’s what we know.
A 74-year-old Ocala man has drowned in Maine, according to a news release from that state’s Department of Fisheries & Inland Wildlife.
According to the release, Richard Eason has a summer home on Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro. About 1:45 p.m. on May 30, he launched his boat into the lake, pulled it to shore, then went to park his truck.
While he was away, the boat drifted into the lake.
“Witnesses on the lake who were fishing saw Eason jump into the water and swim after his boat that continued to drift away from him,” the news release says. “Witnesses stated that after Eason swam approximately 75 yards, he went under the water and never resurfaced. Eason was not wearing a life jacket.”
A dive team eventually recovered his body in about 15 feet of water, the release says.