News Release

Body of missing person recovered near Bar Island at Acadia National Park

Date: January 29, 2026
Contact: Amanda Pollock, 207-412-8623

BAR HARBOR, Maine — A multiagency response team recovered the body of a 25-year-old man from the ocean near Bar Island at Acadia National Park on Thursday morning. 

At approximately 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28, National Park Service rangers, the U.S. Coast Guard, Maine Warden Service, Maine Marine Patrol, and Maine Association of Search and Rescue (MASAR) responded to a report from the Bar Harbor Police Department of an individual believed to be stranded on Bar Island. Responders were unable to locate the individual upon arrival. 

Federal, state and local first responders conducted an overnight search using K-9 resources. Search operations resumed Thursday morning with assistance from the National Park Service, Maine Marine Patrol, Maine State Police and Maine Warden Service. The individual was located deceased late Thursday morning. 

The National Park Service is leading the investigation into the fatality, and no further information is available until 72 hours after notification to next-of-kin.