Search underway for missing hunter near Obscott Lake dam, Town Of Hammond ME
Missing PersonA search is ongoing for a missing hunter near the dam on Obscott Lake in Hammond Township. The hunter had been contacting his wife twice daily but stopped yesterday. His campsite and vehicles were found prepared, but his hunting gear was missing. Authorities are coordinating a search by foot, air, and possibly boat to locate him.
Audio|Source: Maine State Police Dispatch Zone 3A
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Transcript:
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I got a call this morning from Augusta.
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This hunter is staying on the outline of an Obscott Lake in Hammond Township.
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had been contacting his wife twice a day throughout this week, and yesterday never contacted her.
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I got to his campsite, all his vehicles here, his camp is all set up, his hunting gear is gone.
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I can't say for sure he didn't leave this morning, but by the looks of things, I've got a feeling he wasn't here last night.
00:31
I'm looking for a pilot to fly the opposite side of the lake.
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His foot tracks go across the dam.
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There's some snow here.
00:40
Yeah,
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I'm looking to see if we can spot some orange on the other side and come up with them.
00:56
10-4[1]. I don't know, like it's a lot of searching on foot.
01:02
It's going to be all foot on the backside of the lake here.
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I think our best bet is to try to locate some more into the plane and we might go get a boat closer for response if needed.
01:14
But I'm going to head off on foot and see if I can...
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follow them around.
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As soon as 22-1 could get here, the weather is good.
01:25
I guess that's all I got, like, I'll be on car-to-car, attack, or I guess car to car when 2201 gets in the area.
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3.14-Magher 23.
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Darling Road and Hudson.
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8809 rubber way.
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I'm just starting down Spencer Bay Road.
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If you want me to head that way I can, I can also go grab a boat if needed.
02:02
My boat is outside the house there next to the hangar.
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It should be all ready to go.
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I have to look at the gas tank situation, how much gas is in it.
02:15
But whether or not it's ready to go out the house, it's all ready to crawl up here.
02:21
It might not be a bad idea to grab that and hit this way, because I got a fuel in the sky.
02:25
It's down for some reason.
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Yeah, copy that.
02:32
Does that one take mixed gas or not?
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Straight gas.
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10-4[1]. I'll turn around and we start heading that way.
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Right, Bangor, you copy that.
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Attachmaid the card.
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Yeah, affirmative I did.
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Bangor 22-34.
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Which body of water did you say you're on?
02:59
How about the dam on Obscott Lake and Hammond Township?
03:03
It's on the 37 route.
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Okay, one. Look at your own coordinates, and he's going to start that way.
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Bangor 2237.
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237. 3-7, Bangor.
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Copying the traffic from 3-4 and start towards his missing hunter, Hammond Township.
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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