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New Hampshire Couple Safe, Canadian Man Dead After Sailboat Accident Off Northern Maine
- In the early hours of Monday, Robert and Sandra Comeau from New Hampshire contacted emergency services after their 40-foot sailboat struck rocks close to Cape Ann Ledge by Isle au Haut, Maine.
- Their vessel began breaking apart on the rocks, forcing the couple and 72-year-old Canadian Thomas Kent Smith into the water for over an hour before reaching shore.
- All three wore life jackets, the Comeaus pulled Smith's body to shore, and Marine Patrol recovered it around 5 a.m. before transporting it to Stonington.
- In 2024, New Hampshire experienced 49 boating accidents but reported the fewest fatalities in over five decades, with officials highlighting alcohol use and lack of proper training as major contributing factors.
- The Comeaus were taken to Stonington where emergency medical staff evaluated them before discharging them, while Smith's body was also brought to Stonington and then sent to an Ellsworth funeral home for examination by the chief medical examiner.
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72-year-old Nova Scotia man dead after sailboat runs aground in Maine
The body of a 72-year-old Nova Scotian was found Monday on the shore of a Maine town after the sailboat he was on ran aground. In a news release, the state's Department of Marine Resources said the man was sailing with a couple from New Hampshire.
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