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Teen stepbrothers die in suspected drownings in Maine

Their identities have not been released

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Two teenage stepbrothers who failed to return home were discovered dead in a waterway, police said Monday.

The teens had gone to Springvale’s Holdsworth Park recreation area to swim, and they were reported missing when they did not return home for curfew, the Sanford Police Department reported.

Their bodies were recovered around 12:30 a.m. Monday from the Mousam River, police said. Their identities were not released.

According to News Center Maine, the two boys, ages 16 and 17, were stepbrothers. Foul play is not suspected.

It was the second suspected drowning of the holiday weekend in Maine.

A New Hampshire man fell out of a boat on the Fourth of July in Casco Bay. The Coast Guard searched through the night for Edward Berke before suspending operations the following day.

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