No charges are anticipated in an incident involving four trucks falling through thin ice Friiday on the Kennebec River in Dresden, according to Sgt. Daryen Grenata of the Maine Marine Patrol, despite the fact that his department was not notified until mid-morning Saturday.
The decision follows an investigation conducted by Maine Marine Patrol. Grenata said all of the people involved cooperated fully with the investigation. He said there was some confusion as to whether or not someone made a call to local law enforcement.
“Those types of incidents need to be reported,” Grenata said. “Otherwise there could be criminal charges.”
The four trucks were stuck on the ice in warm temperatures Friday afternoon and their owners were attempting to get them out, Grenata said. He said their attempts to remove the trucks after going through the ice surface “a little bit” lasted late into Friday night. A friend of the party who owned a towing company pulled the trucks out at low tide, according to the Marine Patrol.
Grenata said there was no concern about pollution.
The Lincoln County News website will continue to follow this incident and report any additional information here. For a complete story of this incident, check The Lincoln County News Print and E-Editions on Thurs., Feb. 25.
