UNION — Maine State Police are investigating the suspicious death of a female paddleboarder found in Crawford Pond on July 3.
At approximately 1:05 a.m., Maine Game Wardens were called to assist the Union Fire Department and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office in searching for a missing paddleboarder on Crawford Pond.
During the search, an adult female was located deceased.
Based on the circumstances surrounding the discovery, wardens requested assistance from the Maine State Police Major Crimes Unit Central.
Detectives and Evidence Response Technicians spent the day investigating the death.
The deceased was transported to the Office of Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.
Police are seeking witnesses who may have seen a woman paddleboarding between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. on July 2 near 100 Acre Island at Crawford Pond in Union.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 207-624-7076.
