June 10, 2021 — The state has identified the 34-year-old fisherman whose body was recovered Tuesday morning following an all-night search by federal, state and local crews in the waters off Waldoboro.
The Maine Marine Patrol reported Wednesday morning that James Guptill was the man whose body was recovered at about 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday. His body was found about a half mile from where other local fishermen found an empty skiff, aground and unoccupied, on Monday evening near Havener Point.
Guptill held a commercial shellfish harvester license as well as a non-commercial lobster license.
His body was taken to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Augusta for an autopsy.
Maine Department of Marine Resources spokesman Jeff Nichols said the search was along the Medomak River where the boat was found.