Staff reports 8:22 a.m.
Monday, May 30, 2022 8:27 am

TURNER, Maine - A 36-year-old Poland man drowned in Turner earlier on Sunday.

Adrian Maurais, 36 attempted to swim to a swim float 50 feet from shore in Martin Stream in Turner around 11:55 a.m., but started to struggle while swimming, went under, and never resurfaced, according to a Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife press release.

Witnesses on the shore saw him go under and immediately tried to locate him under the water but were unsuccessful. Turner Fire and Rescue, Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office, Maine State Police, and the Maine Warden Service all responded to the scene.

Divers from the Maine Warden Service and Maine State Police dive teams arrived soon after and located the victim in seven feet of water around 2:20 p.m.