Fisherman drowns when raft overturns in river rapids

Jun 20, 2022 at 05:04 am by Harrison


SAPLING TOWNSHIP, Maine - A 40-year-old Portland man drowned Sunday afternoon in the east outlet of the Kennebec River. Truc Huynh of Portland was fishing with a friend Sunday morning on the East Outlet which flows out of Moosehead Lake. The pair were in a fishing raft, and around noontime decided to move to a new location to fish on the river. They descended down through some whitewater rapids, which overturned the boat and threw them both into the water. Huynh was not wearing a life jacket, wa...

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