A Massachusetts man whose body was recovered hours after he was reported missing from his sailboat near Bremen last month had accidentally drowned, according to the state’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner.
Mark Metzger, 74, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was reported missing on Aug. 31 after his friends noticed he was not aboard his 19-foot sailboat which was anchored on the western side of Bremen Long Island, according to the Maine Marine Patrol.
Members of the public found Metzger’s body hours later near Long Island Ledges, the Marine Patrol said.
Lindsey Chasteen, a spokesperson for the medical examiner’s office, said in a statement Monday that Metzger’s death was accidental and the cause “was determined to be drowning with ‘Other Significant Conditions’ listed as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.”
A spokesperson for the Maine Marine Patrol did not respond to requests for more information on Monday about the drowning.