HAMPDEN, Maine — The body of a Bangor man has been recovered from the Penobscot River in Hampden.
The Maine Marine Patrol made the discovery near the I-395 bridge in Hampden, the agency said Monday in a news release.
The Maine Marine Patrol, the Bangor and Brewer police departments, the Maine Forest Service, and the Maine Underwater Recovery Team have been searching for the man's body since June 8, when a witness reported seeing him jump from the Joshua Chamberlain Bridge that connects Bangor and Brewer, the release stated.
His vehicle was found abandoned in a parking lot near the bridge at the time the report was made. He has been identified as 42-year-old Christopher Henry of Bangor.
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