ELLSWORTH, Maine – A paddleboarder who went missing on Graham Lake ten days ago was located this evening.
Grayson Mote, age 20 of Ellsworth, had gone missing while paddleboarding on Graham Lake on Tuesday, May 5th. This evening at approximately 6:30 p.m., a member of his family who was out searching for him by boat located him deceased, approximately 2/10 of a mile from the shore of Graham Lake.
A Maine Marine Patrol officer brought him to shore, and Grayson was transported to the Office of the Maine State Medical Examiner.
Mote had been the focus of an intensive water and air search that included members of the Maine Warden Service, Ellsworth Police Department, Ellsworth Fire Department, Maine Marine Patrol, Maine state Police, the Maine Forest Service and friends and family of Grayson. The search included boats, sonar, divers, submersible drones, aircraft, and ground searchers along the shore.
This release will be updated if new information becomes available.