A 75-year-old Perry Man drowned Tuesday afternoon when his boat overturned on a small remote pond in Downeast Maine.

The Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife says Lindon Rockwell was tending baitfish traps on East Pike Brook Pond, north of Cherryfield.

When he leaned over to check one of his traps, the 12-foot aluminum boat overturned, sending him into the water without a lifejacket.

Two of Rockwell’s friends were on shore. They saw the boat overturn and immediately called 911.

They encouraged Rockwell to swim to shore, but with the cold water temperatures and no lifejacket, Rockwell was unable to make it to land.