A Maine man died Saturday when a large tree limb fell on his vehicle on U.S. Highway 1 in Searsport amid strong wind gusts. It’s the first fatality attributed to Storm Lee. Searsport police say they responded to Route 1 in the area of Prospect Street, just before 9 a.m. and found a large portion of a tree had broken…
A Maine man died Saturday when a large tree limb fell on his vehicle on U.S. Highway 1 in Searsport amid strong wind gusts. It's the first fatality attributed to Storm Lee.
Life-saving measures were performed, and the local man was taken to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. His name has not been released.Sign up for NECN newsletters. Maine State Police warned residents Saturday that high winds were resulting in downed trees and asked people to avoid being out on the roads.
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