BELGRADE, Maine (WABI) - According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, 66-year-old Robert Gary launched his 12-foot motorized boat on Ellis Pond. However, it started to drift away.

A witness told officials Gary was swimming towards the boat when he went under and never resurfaced.

His body was found in four feet of water about 40 yards from shore.

Emergency medical personnel from Belgrade Fire and Rescue attempted to revive him with CPR, but he was unresponsive.

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