Lobsterman's Death: Search Ends with Body Recovery

0:00A 63-year-old lobsterman from Stubin, Maine, named Thomas West, was found dead in dire bay near his 35-foot boat, Aces and Aights. The vessel was moored by the wharf at the end of Married Road and spotted running with no one on board overnight, kicking off a coastal search. Local fishermen tipped off authorities around 9 p.m. the night before, leading Marine Patrol to launch a hunt with a remote vehicle right away. They pushed through till 2.30 a.m., but had to pause because of poor visibility in the dark waters. Family members discovered West's body in the water at 6 a.m. on April 22nd, pulling it onto a relative's fishing boat before crews could. Restart the search. That quick find by loved ones cut the operation short. Now, officials with the Maine Department of Marine Resources have sent the body to the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta for a full check to figure. Out exactly what happened. Things like this hit hard and tight-knit fishing towns, reminding us of the raw risks these folks faced daily on the water.

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