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Body of missing Maine man found after multi-day search

Body of missing Maine man found after multi-day search

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DENMARK, Maine (AP) Searchers have found the body of a Portland man who was missing for several days near Pleasant Mountain.

The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says the body of 29-year-old Samuel Kern was located on Saturday by a team from Maine Search and Rescue Dogs.

Kern had been last seen on Sept. 18. His family reported him missing on Sept. 23.

The inland fisheries department says the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will conduct an autopsy.

The Maine Warden Service and local public safety departments participated in the search.

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