Maine Searchers Look for a Lost Paddleboarder on Graham Lake

Officials say a search is underway for a missing paddleboarder on Graham Lake.

Maine Officials say a 20-Year-Old Paddleboarder Has Gone Missing in Ellsworth

The individual's name has not been released, but officials have identified him as a 20-year-old man.

Game Wardens were dispatched to Graham Lake in Ellsworth just after noon on Tuesday, May 5th, for a report of a missing man.

Maine Marine Officials Say the Lost Paddleboarder Likely Didn't Have a Lifejacket

According to the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, the man is believed to have left his family camp on a paddleboard sometime between 10:00 and 11:30 am.

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Officials say he likely went out without a personal floatation device.

Ellsworth Police and Fire personnel searched the lake with watercraft and a drone, but have not found the man.

Search for a Missing Paddleboarder in Ellsworth, Maine, Expanded to Include Divers

Tuesday afternoon, Game Wardens had boats in the water, and a Warden Service plane, as well as a Maine Forest Service Helicopter searching by air.

Dive teams from the Warden Service, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine State Police have now joined that search, using side-scan sonar and submersible ROVs.

This search is ongoing.

We'll update this story as more details become available.