Brunswick police are investigating what happened after a man was found dead Sunday morning near the Mill Street Canoe Portage.
Police said a pedestrian was walking down Mill Street around 8 a.m. when they found Tracey Williams, 27, near the portage.
Police officers and members of Brunswick rescue reported to the scene and determined Williams was dead. The Criminal Investigations Division assisted in the investigation and worked in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
The medical examiner's office is looking into the cause and manner of Williams' death.
Brunswick police did not release any more information at the time of publication.
The Mill Street Canoe Portage is located on the Androscoggin River, providing river access for hand carry watercraft, according to the town's website. Canoe and kayak users traveling downstream may portage at this point to walk along Mill Street to 250th Anniversary Park in order to put in below the dam.
The Maine Department of Transportation owns the 3.4 acre park.
NEWS CENTER Maine will update this story when more information becomes available.
