Maine officials said the man apparently drowned in Frenchman Bay after he went kayaking off Hancock Point and got caught by stiff winds.
BAR HARBOR, Maine — Maine Marine Patrol officials said a Massachusetts man apparently drowned in Frenchman Bay after he went kayaking off Hancock Point near Bar Harbor and got caught by stiff winds.
Sgt. Jay Carroll said the man's body was recovered off the Porcupine Islands by the Coast Guard Sunday afternoon. The kayak had been found earlier. The identity of the man, who is in his 20s, was being withheld until officials notified his family.
Carroll said the man and his wife were on vacation, and the man set out alone from Hancock Point around 7 a.m. Sunday. Carroll said the conditions were rough, with wind gusts of up to 35 mph.
The state Medical Examiner's Office will decide whether an autopsy will be conducted.