Monday, July 27, 2009

Death at Sea...

What is going on lately on the coast of Maine? First a murder between lobstermen on Matinicus island and now a mysterious death of a kid who was clamming in Bremen.
Nineteen-year-old Ian Sanborn was found dead along the shoreline in Bremen, Maine. The Maine Warden Service says Sanborn was digging clams with a friend on Friday when he said he wanted to rest before leaving the area. The friend left, but Sanborn never returned home. His body was found Saturday afternoon, a short distance from where he was clamming in an area in Broad Cove known as Bug-Tussle. His death remains under investigation. - MPBN
It's like a crazy-awful soap opera...except people actually died for real, and wont come back in later episodes.

It's sad and tragic.

1 comment:

Michael Alden said...

That really is sad. Lobster prices are down to something like $2.27 a pound this summer. I imagine there's a lot of tension out there.
PS - Have you read Lobster Gangs of Maine? Interesting book. Also, I saw an independent movie (filmed around Vinalhaven/Rockland) called "Islander". The storyline sort of mirrors this news item in certain respects. I thought it was a good film. Gotta love the locations!