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Commercial wrecker falls into ocean while trying to make delivery

7 years ago in Local


HARPSWELL, Maine (WGAN) Police in Cumberland County say a commercial wrecker went into the ocean on Wednesday.

Police say they responded to the incident on Hills Way off Harpswell Islands Road in Harpswell around 9:45 Wednesday morning. The wrecker was in the process of delivering a dock system to the waterfront property when the ground gave way, sending it into the water.

The wrecker was pulled out of the water and no one was injured.

There are no charges pending and officials say there was no discharge of fuel or other hazardous materials.

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