WATERVILLE, Maine — Waterville police recovered the body of a missing 42-year-old man Saturday.
Police began searching for John Lessard, who was identified as a transient with ties to Waterville, when he was reported missing on Monday.
Shortly before 6 a.m. Monday, police were notified that Lessard may have entered the Kennebec River near the north end of the Riverwalk, the police department said in a Facebook post on Thursday.
The Maine Warden Service and Maine Marine Patrol were leading the search after Waterville police and fire departments were unsuccessful in locating Lessard in a search and rescue operation involving rescue boats and a drone, police said. Air assets, boats, and divers were also used during the search.
In an updated Facebook post, police said Lessard's body was recovered around 11 a.m. Saturday near Fort Halifax State Historic Site in Winslow, just 200 yards south of where he was reportedly seen entering the river.
No additional information has been released.
