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State police say Fritz Trisdale, 74, was found dead inside his Lincolnville home Saturday during a fire. Courtesy of Maine Department of Public Safety

The man who died in a house fire Saturday morning in Lincolnville has been identified as 75-year-old Fritz Trisdale.

The Lincolnville Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 11 Miller Town Drive just before 9:45 a.m. Saturday, Maine Department of Public Safety spokesperson Shannon Moss said.

The fire department found a body inside the home and brought it to a funeral home to be examined by the Chief Medical Examiner’s office, officials said.

Police said Trisdale lived alone at the residence and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Haley Hersey is a student at the University of Southern Maine majoring in media studies and a part-time reporter for the Morning Sentinel. When not on campus, she resides in central Maine with her parents,...