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James Guptill had gone out in his skiff on Monday.
By STEPHEN BETTSThe Courier-Gazette
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WALDOBORO 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.
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SCITUATE Rescue crews are searching for a 75-year-old woman who went missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Scituate, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
According to a WCVB report, Coast Guard officials say the capsized boat was reported to Scituate police at about 5 p.m. Saturday. The boat was close to shore when it capsized, according to officials.
Local harbormasters and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter from the Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod are searching for the woman.
No further information has been released by officials.