College of the Atlantic Students Help Rescue Two Fisherman

Carrie Jones Jul 24, 2025 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Acadia Psychiatry. MOUNT DESERT ROCK—Students from the College of the Atlantic (COA) helped save two fisherman whose fishing vessel caught fire this morning in the vicinity of Mount Desert Rock. “At approximately 9:15 a.m., Station Southwest Harbor received a mayday call on Channel 16 reporting a fishing vessel on fire with two persons … Continue reading College of the Atlantic Students Help Rescue Two Fisherman

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Multiple Incidents and Fatalities in Acadia National Park Leading up to July 4 Weekend

Carrie Jones Jul 03, 2025 Share A QUICK NOTE FROM US: The following is a press release from Acadia National Park that came out July 3 at 3:30 p.m. and is sent to multiple news agencies (hence the same headlines, etc.). We’re a few minutes late with it because we are out covering other things. There is just two of us here. Apologies! Our earlier … Continue reading Multiple Incidents and Fatalities in Acadia National Park Leading up to July 4 Weekend

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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

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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.

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Injured Hiker Rescued on Acadia Mountain

Carrie Jones May 17, 2025 Share MOUNT DESERT ISLANDER—A woman was rescued May 9 after she injured her ankle hiking near the summit of Acadia Mountain. She was on the Acadia Mountain Trail. “On May 9, 2025 around 1:15 PM, park rangers responded to reports of a 31-year-old female hiker who had injured her ankle,” Acadia National Park Public Affairs Officer Acadia National Park Amanda … Continue reading Injured Hiker Rescued on Acadia Mountain

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Man Rescued by Airlift from Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park

Shaun Farrar Sep 18, 2024 Share ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Reports of a man having a medical event well up the Beehive Trail by Sand Beach in Acadia National Park on Wednesday morning led to an activation of the park’s search and rescue team, Bar Harbor Fire Department and a Maine Forest Service helicopter. The helicopter staged at the Sand Beach House leach field prior to the … Continue reading Man Rescued by Airlift from Beehive Trail in Acadia National Park

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