Local police reports and crime in Mount Desert Island

Police Beat: Climber Who Fell From Champlain Mountain’s South Wall June 23 Recovering

All local and not-quite-so-local law enforcement press releases Shaun Farrar Jul 01, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Bar Harbor Music Festival. BAR HARBOR—A young chef from Portland, Maine is still recovering from his fall in Acadia, June 23, when his rescue was facilitated by a company called SASTAC, which was conducting a clinic about patient packaging and evacuation from exactly this … Continue reading Police Beat: Climber Who Fell From Champlain Mountain’s South Wall June 23 Recovering

When Seconds Matter: How a Climber’s Fall Met a Rare, Rapid Rescue. He fell in front of "the perfect group to fall in front of."

When Seconds Matter: How a Climber’s Fall Met a Rare, Rapid Rescue.

He fell in front of “the perfect group to fall in front of.” Shaun Farrar Jun 25, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Links Pub. BAR HARBOR—Sometimes an emergency rescue in Acadia National Park deviates from other rescues. Sometimes that difference has the potential, in a game of minutes where seconds count, to make a huge impact in the long-term outcomes … Continue reading When Seconds Matter: How a Climber’s Fall Met a Rare, Rapid Rescue.