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Woman found dead in New Vineyard after telling police her husband’s car was submerged in pond

Woman found dead in New Vineyard after telling police her husband’s car was submerged in pond

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Maine State Police are investigating the death of a woman whose husband called the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office to report his vehicle was submerged in a pond.

Shannon Moss with Maine State Police says 43-year-old Collette Daggett was found lying on the shore of a pond and was pronounced dead at the scene in New Vineyard at the end of Miller Road around 10:50 a.m. Tuesday.

The man, identified as 42-year-old Wilfred Daggett, was transported to a hospital but later released.

The State Police Major Crimes Unit and Crash Reconstruction Unit were asked to assist, and an autopsy began Wednesday but no more information has been released.

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