WEST PARIS, Maine — David Roberts, 68, of Bryant Pond died Friday after his vehicle traveled off the roadway and submerged in a small stream off Route 26 in West Paris, according to the Oxford County Sheriff's Office.
The vehicle went off the road around 10:30 A.M. on Friday. Emergency responders arrived on the scene several minutes later. They say they jumped into the water to try and rescue anybody who was potentially still trapped.
Sheila Delamater says her home is right next to where the crash happened. She says she and her family were the first people on the scene and helped pull a man out of the water.
She says they dragged him to her home and tried to warm him up with towels.
Roberts was removed from the water and later died on the scene.
The Maine State Police Dive Team was at the scene to search the area where the vehicle entered the water.
It is not believed there were any other people involved in the crash.
Several emergency responders were treated at the scene for hypothermia due to entering the water.