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Body of missing Freeport woman found offshore

Freeport police had searched for 55-year-old Wendy Lewis since Wednesday
Credit: NCM

BRISTOL, Maine — The body of Wendy Lewis, 55, of Freeport, who was was reported missing since Wednesday, was found in the ocean by boaters between Seguin Island and Southport Island on Saturday.

According to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, Lewis' body was recovered from the water by the Coast Guard and then transferred to the Maine Marine Patrol for transport to the Marine Patrol Station in Boothbay Harbor.

Police had searched for her since Wednesday. Lewis was last seen at about 3 p.m. at an Irving gas station in Freeport.

About two hours later, her car was found near Salt Pond Preserve in Bristol. The Lincoln County Sheriff's Office said her last phone activity was in the Bristol area at about 4:30 p.m. that day.

The Maine Warden Service and Maine Marine Patrol and sheriff's deputies searched the preserve on Friday.

The U.S. Coast Guard assisted with the recovery of the body, the sheriff's office said.

No additional information was immediately available Monday morning.

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