Crime & Safety

Waltham Man Found Dead Off Maine Coast: Reports

Mark Metzger, a Waltham native, was reported missing by friends when he couldn't be found near his sailboat over the weekend.

WALTHAM, MA — A 74-year-old Waltham man has been identified after a body was found off of the Maine Coast over Labor Day Weekend.

Mark Metzger was reported missing by friends on Sunday after they couldn't find him by his sailboat over the weekend.

Reports indicate he was found two hours later near the Long Island Ledges in Bremen, Maine.

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The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Augusta, Maine, will examine the body for a cause of death, officials said.

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