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PublishedJune 16, 2019
Video: Auburn police pluck alleged fugitive from river
Lewiston Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford said that a Lewiston man who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Androscoggin River was caught shortly after.
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PublishedApril 26, 2019
More rain raises flooding concerns along Maine’s rivers
The Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers are the most vulnerable to flooding.
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
A year after boy’s drowning, safety still a concern along the Androscoggin River
A year after a 5-year-old boy was swept away and his 9-year old brother was rescued from the Androscoggin River, city officials and emergency personnel discuss how it has altered safety efforts.
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PublishedMay 24, 2018
Family whose son was lost in Androscoggin thanks community at memorial service
Jason McFarland addresses more than 100 well-wishers on the footbridge near where his son Valerio, 5, was swept away, saying 'that one little man brought all of us together."
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PublishedMay 14, 2018
Litchfield kayaking instructor finds body of boy swept away by Androscoggin 3 weeks ago
Christopher Lane of Litchfield was less than an hour into his first day of searching when he found Valerio McFarland about 5 miles downstream from where the 5-year-old fell into the river on April 24.
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PublishedMay 1, 2018
Auburn family rejoices in one son’s recovery, mourns loss of another in Androscoggin
The family is asking for help in finding the body of 5-year-old Valerio McFarland a week after he and his older brother Maxim fell into the river.
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PublishedApril 25, 2018
Community members shaken by river tragedy pay tribute to Auburn boys, rescuers
People who have left flowers and teddy bears at the end of a footbridge say they want to support the boys' family, and those who rescued one boy and searched for the other after they fell into the Androscoggin River.
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PublishedApril 24, 2018
Boy, 9, pulled from Androscoggin River in Auburn; 5-year-old missing
The boy was in critical condition after being recovered by a diver during a search and rescue effort. The search for his brother was suspended until dawn.
