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Body of missing Ellsworth paddleboarder found

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The body of a paddleboarder who went missing on Graham Lake in Ellsworth earlier this month has been recovered.

The Bangor Daily News reports that the body of 20-year-old Grayson Mote was found by a family member a little less than a quarter of a mile from shore.

Mote went missing on May 5th after leaving his family’s camp to go paddleboarding and didn’t return for over an hour and a half.

He was not wearing a personal floatation device at the time.

After being brought to shore by authorities, Mote was transported to the state’s medical examiner’s office.

To read the original Bangor Daily News article, click here.

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