MEGUNTICOOK LAKE, CAMDEN, Maine – At 8:34 this evening, Maine Game Warden Divers recovered the body of James B. Wescott from Megunticook Lake. James B. Wescott, age 71, of Belfast is the father of Olympic snowboarder Seth Wescott.
At approximately 8:00 this morning, Wescott was operating a single person *sculling boat with his friend Jeff Foltz from Camden. Foltz was operating a second boat and witnessed the incident. It is presumed that Wescott suffered a medical event and then fell into the water. Wescott did not resurface. Maine game warden divers and side-scan sonar were deployed this afternoon to locate Wescott’s body which was recovered from 60 feet of water. Nearly a dozen Maine Game Wardens, personnel from Camden Fire and Police Departments, and members of the Megunticook Lake Patrol assisted with today’s recovery effort.
*Sculling boat: A long and very narrow boat usually rowed by one or two people.
No further information is available at this time.
We send our thoughts and prayers to his family and friends during this time.
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