A man drowned Saturday while trying to save his two daughters deep in a pond in Maine, local reports said.
Hope resident Henry Brooks, 46, was sitting at a picnic table at Union Air Park around 4:30 p.m. watching his daughters swim at Seven Tree Pond. One of the girls then fell into deep water at the confluence of the pond and the St. George River, reports said. Courier Gazette. Another daughter tried to help, but was swept away with her. Brooks reportedly heard their screams and knew what was happening and jumped in to rescue them. His 27-year-old son also chased after him with a life jacket in hand. (Related: Report: Man jumps into Lake Michigan, drowns while trying to save child)
The Maine Department of Inland Waters and Wildlife said the Hope man drowned while trying to save his children.https://t.co/c2Ea9Xgi6G
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The son rescued the sisters and brought them safely to a nearby wharf, then searched for his father but could not find him, according to the report. Emergency responders from the Knox County Sheriff’s Department and Union Rescue arrived with civilians in kayaks to search the area.
Three Maine Surveillance divers arrived at the scene and eventually found Brooks’ body around 7:30 p.m., recovering it about 50 feet from shore in seven feet of water. . Wabi.
According to the Courier-Gazette, Brooks’ body was taken to Halls Funeral Home in Waldboro, about 21 miles from Air Park, while his daughter and son were taken to Pembay Medical Center in Lockport for overnight observation. rice field.
