Using a sedative, straps and an excavator, rescuers were able to safely lift the 500-pound animal out of an abandoned, 8-foot-deep well in the small town of Pembroke.
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1 year ago, a teen girl vanished into northern Maine’s unpredictable wilderness
The disappearance of Stefanie Damron last September in Aroostook County has left her family despondent: ‘We haven’t had a chance to heal.’
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Game wardens recover 2 bodies in Grand Falls Flowage
The victims were anglers from Texas and Massachusetts, and the deaths are not considered suspicious.
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Why we’re still watching ‘North Woods Law’ | Column
The reality show hasn’t featured Maine game wardens since 2016 but remains a go-to on streaming services for Mainers of all ages.
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Pittston fisherman found dead in Cobbosseecontee Lake
Kyle Armstrong, 27, suffered an apparent ‘medical event’ while fishing alone, officials said.
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Maine officials warn of thin ice after Franklin County rescue
A game warden and an ice fisherman pulled a 68-year-old Industry man from Clearwater Pond on New Year’s Day.
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Child rescued after falling through ice in Ellsworth
After a group of 12-year-olds escaped the grounds of a residential mental health facility, one fell through the ice.
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One of 2 men rescued from Maine woods could lose toes
Sidney Hoyt was only wearing socks and sandals when he stepped out of his car to look for help after he and a friend got turned around on snowy rural roads northeast of Bangor.
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Second Phillips man charged in connection to a wave of local burglaries, thefts
Franklin Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stephen L. Haines Jr., 51, of Phillips on Wednesday.
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Missing Bangor men found after residents hear shouts for help
Sidney Hoyt and Gary Foster, both of Bangor, were reported missing late Tuesday night after they did not return from a morning trip.