POLAND, Maine – A Standish man who drowned while paddleboarding on Lower Range Pond yesterday afternoon was recovered by the Maine Warden Service.
At approximately 8:00 a.m., Maine Warden Service divers recovered the body of Todd Bradeen, age 51 of Standish, in water approximately 30 feet deep and 200 feet from shore. Bradeen was out on a paddleboard early yesterday afternoon (July 2) after departing from the beach at Range Pond State Park when friends and family saw him fall off the paddleboard. Bradeen did not have his leg attached with the tether rope to the paddleboard, and was not wearing a personal floatation device. The wind pushed the paddleboard away from Bradeen, and after attempting to swim and catch up to it, he eventually went underwater and did not resurface.
Bradeen was initially located early this morning using a sonar-equipped boat and visually confirmed with an underwater drone before Maine Warden Service divers recovered the body this morning.
Maine Game Wardens are urging all boaters and those enjoying Maine's waterways this summer to know your abilities in the water, wear a personal floatation device, and to be safe on the water.
The Maine Warden Service was assisted in the search and recovery efforts by the Poland Fire and Rescue Departments, the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Office and Range Pond State Park Rangers.
This release will be updated if any new information becomes available.