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Fisherman dies after getting pulled from water in Portland Harbor

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PORTLAND (WGAN) Portland police say a fisherman who fell into the harbor Wednesday morning has died.

Portland Police Lieutenant Robert Martin said the 51-year-old man fell off a boat while it was docking at 2 Portland Fish Pier near the Marine Trade Center around 8:45 a.m. Martin said a crew member on a Coast Guard ship at the next pier over saw the accident and a rescue boat was launched to pull the man from the water.

He was taken to the hospital where he died.

The man’s identity has not been released.

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